John Badcock - Geraldine (Oil Landscape & Portraiture)

John Badcock was born in 1952 in Queenstown – and is based in Geraldine, South Canterbury. Badcock comes from a very artistic family. His father, Douglas Badcock and two brothers Brian and David are also painters. Where the other family members specialize in landscape painting, John has become more renowned for portraiture. His art is described as Expressionist, and has been compared to works by artists such as Otto Dix. His work has encompassed many media – oils, watercolors, charcoals and acrylics.

He has been a professional artist for three decades. His accolades include solo     exhibitions throughout NZ since 1985, and more recently the exhibiting of The last Supper at the Christchurch Cathedral. He has been a finalist in the NZ Portrait Awards in 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006, and the subject of two NZ Art Films(John Badcock – a Film by Brian High, and A Changing Landscape – A Film by Simon Pattison). 

Badcock's recently published first book, Passing People provides an in-depth look at his latest series of 100 portraits. The following public galleries have collections of his work; Christchurch Art Gallery – Christchurch, Aigantighe Art Gallery – Timaru, and Anderson Park Gallery – Invercargill.