Victor Gordon

Victor Gordon is a South African born Australian artist. Primarily a painter and sculptor, Gordon has exhibited, practiced, and taught art in Australia since 1987.

Initially growing up in Alberton, a satellite township near Johannesburg, Gordon attended Germiston then Parktown Boys High. He was conscripted for military service in the South African Air Force between 1971–1972. He undertook undergraduate studies for the Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Witwatersrand from 1977 to 1980. Thereafter he worked at the University SRC Administration from 1982 to 1987. He immigrated to Australia in 1987 and enrolled in a Graduate Master of Visual Arts (by research) programme at Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney graduating in 1991.

Gordon's work has been described in Sun Shining – Blood Everywhere: The art of Victor Gordon ISBN 978-0-646-57995-5 144 pages, paperback Published by the Orange Regional Gallery.

Awards and nominations

 * Salon Des Refuses 1992— Finalist
 * Blake Prize 1996— Finalist
 * Sulman Prize in 2007— Finalist
 * Calleen Art Award 2010— Finalist
 * Gallipoli Art Prize 2011— Finalist
 * Bathurst Community portrait prize 2010— Winner. Portrait of Noel Tovey