13 Facts About Ken Done

Ken Done returned to Sydney in 1969 to follow his artistic desires.

Ken Done's work has been exhibited in Australia, Japan, and France, amongst others.

In 2015 from Dec 11 to Dec 20,2015, Done exhibited a solo show of selected works produced throughout his career titled 'The Joy of Colour' at Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery in Seaforth, making this exhibition his first solo show within a commercial gallery that Ken Done has exhibited outside of his personally owned gallery located in The Rocks, Sydney.

Ken Done's touring exhibition Paintings you probably haven't seen travelled for almost 3 years touring regional galleries around Australia from 2019.

Ken Done created a design company called "Done Art and Design" with his wife Judy Done.

Ken Done started out by producing small runs of T-shirts featuring Done's art and the garment design of his wife Judy.

An original Ken Done work featured on the cover of the Japanese women's magazine Hanako every week between 1989 and 1999.

Ken Done was a UNICEF Australia Goodwill Ambassador from 1988 to 2024 and won the Australian father of the year award in 1989.

Republicanism in Australia was news at the time and Ken Done submitted sixteen designs to Ausflag, some of which he had created as early as 1981.

Ken Done was commissioned to produce a series of works for both the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Ken Done has long been a supporter of art in Australia especially encouraging school students through awards and sponsorships, although Done decided to sue Australian band TISM for appropriating his work on an album cover.

Ken Done was angered by this use and obtained an injunction order to ban the sale of the album.

The Ken Done Gallery is located in The Rocks, Sydney.