Leonard French

Leonard William French OBE (8 October 1928 – 10 January 2017) was an Australian artist, known principally for major stained glass works.

His stained glass creations include a series of panels in the cafe and foyer of the National Library of Australia in Canberra,[2] and a stained glass ceiling for the great hall at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, which is one of the largest in the world.

In 1987, French completed a major commission for the Haileybury Chapel in Melbourne, including dozens of stained glass mosaic windows of varying shapes and sizes and a large reredos.

In 2009, Earth Creations was hung in the St John's College Chapel (St. Lucia, Brisbane) by the UQ Art Museum installation team, two years after being commissioned [1].

In the Queen's Birthday Honours of June 1968, he was appointed an Officer (OBE) of the Order of the British Empire.

Rostrum end of the Great Hall, University House , Australian National University , showing artworks by Leonard French (Regeneratation, 1972) and some from The Journey series (1974; 10 pieces, all in the Hall). [ 1 ]
Leonard French ceiling at the National Gallery of Victoria