Background
John Spooner was born in Melbourne in 1946.
John Spooner was born in Melbourne in 1946.
Wesley College.
He practised as a lawyer for three years before he commenced drawing for The Age newspaper in 1974, finally leaving the Law altogether in 1977 to commerce drawing full-time for the newspaper. Spooner’s works are represented in the Collections of The National Gallery of Australia, National Library of Australia, The National Gallery of Victoria, The Victorian State Library, The Melbourne Cricket Club Museum, public and private collections throughout Australia and internationally. His publications include the book "A Spooner in the Works", published in 1999 by Text Publishing, comprising cartoons, prints and paintings.
And Taxing Air: Facts and Fallacies about Climate Change, which he co-authored with Professor
Robert Carter, William Kininmonth, Martin Feil, Professor Stewart West. Franks and Bryan Leyland.
Published by Kelpie Press in 2013.