Paul John Beadle - Artist Info

About Paul John Beadle

  • Biography

    Paul John Beadle was born in Berkshire, England. He studied at Cambridge Art School prior to enrolling at the London Central School of Arts and Crafts. He also studied privately under sculptor Alfred Southwick and in Copenhagen with Kurt Harald Eisenstein.

    During World War II, Beadle served in the Pacific with the Royal Navy. At the end of the war he remained in Australia. In 1960 he moved to Auckland to become Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland. From 1961 to 1975 he was Dean of Elam School of Art. In 1962 Beadle was elected as foundation president of the New Zealand Society of Sculptors and Associates in Auckland.

    He was also a Fellow of the Royal South Australian Society of Arts and the Presid...

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