Ted RIGGS
BIO
Ted Riggs b. 1954- d.1990
Painter and performance artist Ted Riggs was an active participant in Brisbane’s diverse and vibrant artist-run ecology in Brisbane during the 1980s. He was a founding member of the Artworker’s Union Qld and was passionate about artist rights, moral rights, equal rights and social justice.
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Artist
Artist Role Keywords:
Visual Artist
Collaboration/ Collaborator names Keywords:
Artworker’s Union Qld, A Room 1984, Guest-Curated Program ( Institute of Modern Art), No Names Exhibition (IMA 1983), “Guttersnipers” exhibition at Watters Gallery, 1985
l-r artists Malcolm Enright, Barbara Campbell and Ted Riggs in Barbara’s studio next to A Room, 1984. Photo: Brian Doherty
Collections
Various Private Collections