Background
Richard Lewer was born in 1970, in Hamilton, New Zealand.
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Lewer completed a Bachelor of Fine Art at Elam School of Fine Arts at Auckland University from 1989 to 1992.
Career
Lewer has been labelled as a contemporary social realist largely driven by a desire to explain patterns and connections within crime, sport and religion. He also holds a Master of Visual Arts, Victoria College of the Arts from the University of Melbourne, 2000. Lewer is based in Melbourne and exhibits regularly in Australia and New Zealand.
In 2014 Lewer was an artist in residence with the Parnngurr Community (Martumili Artists), Western Desert, Western Australia.
In 2012-2013 Lewer was an artist in residence at the Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth. In 2010, Lewer completed an artists residency with the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) in Brooklyn, New New York
