Vale Leonard French

The Australian artist, who made the world’s largest stained glass ceiling, has died aged 88.
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French in 1999. Picture: Richard Cisar-Wright

So many of us have enjoyed Leonard French’s soaring stained glass ceiling at the NGV International in Melbourne and yet so few are aware of the passing this week of this great Australian artist.

Leonard French died on Tuesday aged 88.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina