title: Johnnie Dady
text: # Johnnie Dady
  
  Johnnie Dady is a South Australian artist and arts educator who specialises in installation art entailing sculpture and drawing.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Johnnie Dady (also known as Johnny Dady and Jonathan Dady) was born in the UK in 1961 and migrated to Australia in 1987. He has a BA (Hons), Fine Art Sculpture, from Maidstone College in the United Kingdom and a Master of Visual Arts from the University of South Australia. He lectures in drawing and sculpture at Adelaide Central School of Art.
  
  In 2013, his sculpture, The Fones at the University of Adelaide was vandalised.
  
  He has also collaborated with fellow artist and lecturer Roy Ananda.
  
  ## Artistic style and subject
  
  Dady is known for his installation pieces such as cardboard pianos. He is also known for large-scale drawings.
  
  ## Residencies
  
  * Australia Council London studio residency 2001
  * Australia Council Rome studio residency 2006
  * Australia Council London Studio Residency 2009
  
  ## Major exhibitions
  
  * 2012 Heysen Sculpture Biennial
  
  ## Collections
  
  Dady's work is held in the following collections:
  
  * Marion City Council
  * University of Adelaide
  