Richard Killeen: Billboard Project

Richard Killeen (born 1946) is an Auckland-based artist recognised for his influential aluminium cut-out works developed in 1978, which redefined the relationship between painting and wall. A graduate of the University of Auckland’s Elam School of Fine Arts, he began exhibiting in 1967 and has since shown extensively in New Zealand and internationally. His work has featured in major exhibitions including the Venice Biennale, the Gwangju Biennale, the Sydney Biennale and the Edinburgh Festival. In 1999, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki presented a major retrospective that toured nationally. He was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2002.