Patrick Henigan (1925-2018)
Ensemble fine art supports the legacy of artist Patrick Henigan. Please contact simon@ensemblefineart.com.au for any information about Patrick.
Patrick Henigan was born 1925 in Staffordshire, UK. After working in coalmines and then active service in the British Navy during WWII he arrived in Australia in 1950. Not long after he joined the Franciscan Order and in 1954 he professed his simple vows.
In 1971 in Brisbane, he had his first formal introduction to art and in 1976 he was permitted by the Franciscan Order to attend the Brisbane College of Art. Shortly after being moved to Melbourne, he enrolled at Prahran Technical College and completed his full-time diploma of art in 1978 (aged 53 years).
Patrick exhibited at Pinacotheca in 1980 and 1982 and then at Niagara Galleries until 1994 and later at Watson Place Gallery. Patrick was included in the exhibition, The Naked Face Self-portraits, at the National Gallery of Victoria International, Melbourne, 3 December 2010 to 27 February 2011.
Patrick’s work is held in the Australian National Gallery (10 works), National Gallery of Victoria (3 works), Auckland Art Gallery, NZ (1 work), LaTrobe University Gallery (10 works), Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery (98 works), Latrobe Regional Gallery (1 work) and the The Kedumba Collection of Australian Drawings.