Table of Biography
John Dunbar happens to be a British artist, art collector, and former gallerist. John Dunbar has gained fame for his connections to the art and music scenes of 1960s counterculture. Likewise, he is an avid collector and loves any form of art.
Early Life
John Dunbar was born in the year 1943 in Mexico City, Mexico. Likewise, as of now, John is 81 years old. Similarly, the artist belongs to British nationality and belongs to Caucasian ethnicity. In addition, he has not revealed the exact birthdate.
Moving on to the family background of the celebrity artist, he was born to Robert Dunbar. Likewise, we sure do know that his father was a British filmmaker. In addition, he has not revealed the name of his mother.
Similarly, talking of siblings, he has three sisters. Their names are Marina Adams and twin sisters Margaret and Jennifer. He initially grew up in Moscow as his father was a cultural attache.
John Dunbar – Education
Talking of his educational background he first went on to attend a local high school. After he graduated from high school, he went on to attend the University of Cambridge.
It was at University where he met Marianne Faithful. Likewise, the artist then graduated from university as well.
John Dunbar – Career and Professional Life
John Dunbar happens to be a British artist, art collector, and famous personality. Likewise, he and Barry Miles co-founded the Indica Gallery in 1965.
The gallery became notable for showcasing cutting-edge artists such as the Boyle Family and Yoko Ono, both members of the Fluxus movement. He met Yoko Ono at Indica and introduced her to John Lennon.
Likewise, he became an artist and showed alongside Peter Blake and Colin Self after Indica disbanded after only two years. The artist worked with the British Council as an exhibits officer from 1969 until 1971.
He also attended the International Symposium on LSD in Basel in January 2006, which honored LSD founder Albert Hofmann on his 100th birthday. Dunbar gave the class “LSD and its Visual Impact” with John Hopkins and Barry Miles.
Caption: John posing at his studio(source: Instagram)
Further, he also took part in the Riflemaker Gallery’s re-staging of Indica in Soho, London, in the same year, presenting an in-conversation with Yoko Ono and giving a discussion titled INDICATIONS.
Dunbar’s activity has been varied since the 1960s, embracing drawing and collage (especially in notebook settings), sculpture and assemblage, photography, and video.
His work as a visual artist was featured in a solo exhibition in 2008 and a retrospective in 2014. His film work has recently been featured in group exhibitions at Nottingham Contemporary and Nice’s Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art.
John Dunbar – Net worth 2024
As an artist and art collector, John Dunbar certainly has made a hefty deal of wealth throughout his career. In addition, as of now, he has a net worth of $5 million. In addition, he also generated revenue through guest appearances across the state.
Relationship status
John Dunbar was married only once in his life. Likewise, he married Marianne Faithfull on 6th May 1965. In addition, they lived together for only five years before divorcing each other in the year 1970.
Caption: John Dunbar with his ex-wife(Source: Instagram)
Body measurements
The body measurements of the celebrity artist have not been revealed yet. However, it has been revealed that he has a fairly normal height and weight. He sure has a pair of brown eyes and brown hair.
Social media
John Dunbar is not active on any social media platforms. He mostly enjoys his life admiring his art collection.