| 1922 |
Born in Brisbane, Australia (December 9). |
| 1937-38 |
Studied art at Central Technical College, Brisbane. |
| 1939-41 |
Commercial art in Brisbane. |
| 1942-46 |
Served in the Australian Military Forces,
but still managed to paint a little and
create cartoon strips for the entertainment
of others in New Guinea. |
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| 1946-47 |
Worked in commercial art in Brisbane and was sports
cartoonist for The Sunday Mail, Brisbane. |
| 1948-50 |
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Studied at East Sydney Technical College under
the
Commonwealth Reconstruction Training Scheme.
Awarded Diploma in Fine Art.
Photo shows John Rigby (left) and Jon Molvig at the
College in 1949.
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| 1951 |
Returned to painting and commercial art in Brisbane. |
| 1954 |
First one-man exhibition at the Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane. |
| 1956-58 |
Sailed from Australia with wife Margaret and son Mark in
August 1956.
Lived and painted in Italy (Rome,
Positano,
Florence and Venice) under the Italian
Government Travelling Art Scholarship. Later visited England and France. |
| 1958-72 |
Involved in graphic art and painting, Brisbane. |
| 1969-87 |
Trustee of the Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane. |
| 1973 |
Full time painting and part-time art lecturing. |
| 1974-84 |
Senior Instructor/Officer-in-Charge at Brisbane's School of
Fine Art,
Queensland
College of Art (now part of Griffith University). |
| 1984 |
Returned to full-time painting. |
| 1994 |
Awarded an Honorary Doctorate for services to the Arts,
Griffith University,
Qld., Australia |
2003
|
A major book, John Rigby - Art and Life,
launched at the Queensland Art Gallery.
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| Present |
Lives and works in Brisbane, Australia. Conducts occasional
art workshops
throughout
Queensland, as he has done for many decades. |
