John Coburn

John Coburn (1925 - 7 November 2006) was an Australian painter. He is also known for his tapestries.

Coburn served in the Navy during World War 2 and later enrolled at the National Art School.

He won the Blake Prize for Religious Art twice.

All the major galleries in Australia have displayed his works. Two of his tapestries hang in the Sydney Opera House and seven hang in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. His works are also displayed in the Vatican Museum, Rome.

See also

Visual arts of Australia

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