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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPrint, Lawrence Rocks and Point Danger from Crumpets, 1985
... ...Female Artists...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Portland Portland Bay Crumpets Lawrence Rocks Female Artists Female Women Artists Front: 20/25 (lower left, pencil) Lawrence Rocks and Point Danger from Crumpets (lower centre, pencil) P. ...Gannet in flight over seascape. The sky is a series of blue and white squares. Under the sky is the sea and an island.Front: 20/25 (lower left, pencil) Lawrence Rocks and Point Danger from Crumpets (lower centre, pencil) P. Tsernjavski 1985 (signature, lower right, pencil) Mayor of Portland (lower left, blue stamp) Portland proclaimed a City October 28th 1985 (lower centre, blue stamp) Minister for Local Government (lower right, blue stamp) Back: Gary Hayman/ Picture Framer (sticker)portland, portland bay, crumpets, lawrence rocks, female artists, female, women artists -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPainting, Agnes Goodsir, Cherry (aka "Portrait of a Lady"), 1924
... Female Artists...Item of the Month, exhibited in Portland Foyer April 2005. Female Artists Female Artist Agnes Goodsir Women Artist female portrait Portrait Painting Portrait Cherry Front: Agnes Goodsir Back: A clear plasstic pocket is attached to the backing board and contains: a fragment of an old French label and a small fragment of paper with the signature "R.D...." on it. ...Art collection Previously located in History House. Previous Exhibition:"In a picture land over the sea ...Agnes Goodsir 1864-1939." Exhibition developed by Bendigo Art Gallery and toured from May 1998 to June 1999. Item of the Month, exhibited in Portland Foyer April 2005.Portrait of a woman dressed in black. The woman appears to be seated and is facing the viewer. She wears a black overcoat with a blue, red and white scarf. She also wears a black hat with a gold clasp. The plain background is predominately grey. The work is framed in a gilded, moulded frame and has an exposed canvas.Front: Agnes Goodsir Back: A clear plasstic pocket is attached to the backing board and contains: a fragment of an old French label and a small fragment of paper with the signature "R.D...." on it.female artists, female artist, agnes goodsir, women artist, female portrait, portrait painting, portrait, cherry -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPainting, Ina Watson, Miss Beauvaise's Cottage, 1967
... ...Female Artists...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History House CEMA Female Artists Female Women Front: I. Watson '67 (yellow paint, bottom right corner) Back: Green label: Artist: Ina Watson 3 Palmer Street Portland Vic 3305 Title: Miss Beauvaise's Cottage (where Darby & Joan flat's now stand) Yellow Sticker: 3021 Yellow Sticker: 8 1999 written in pencil The painting depicts a small building surrounded by trees and shrubs. ...CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts a small building surrounded by trees and shrubs. The building is completed in shades of white and grey with green window frames and door, and a pink/orange roof. Behind this is a partial view of another small building depicted in shades of pink. Surrounding the buildings are shrubs and trees of various shapes and sizes. The shrubs in the foreground are completed in various shades of green, yellow and pink. The work is unframed and glued to a piece of faded blue cardboard.Front: I. Watson '67 (yellow paint, bottom right corner) Back: Green label: Artist: Ina Watson 3 Palmer Street Portland Vic 3305 Title: Miss Beauvaise's Cottage (where Darby & Joan flat's now stand) Yellow Sticker: 3021 Yellow Sticker: 8 1999 written in pencilcema, female artists, female, women -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPrint, Mary Macqueen, Nullabor 1-1-83, 1983
... ...Female Artists...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Print Council of Australia Members' Print Commission, 1983 Nullabor Desert Scene Female Artists Female Artist abstract Front: Nullarbor (lower left of image) (ink) 35/100 (lower left) Nullarbor 1-1-83 (lower centre) Mary Macqueen 83 (lower right) (pencil) Back: (no inscriptions) Abstracted views of a desert scene. ...Print Council of Australia Members' Print Commission, 1983Abstracted views of a desert scene. A central road intersects image at a vertical diagonal. Faint outlines of houses and a WaterTower are scattered throughout the image. To the lefthand side a building can be seen with a veranda and several seating areas. To the righthand side there is another building and the numerals '1983' can be seen to the side of it. A railway crossing sign is positioned lower centre, at beginning of road. Kangaroos and trees can also be seen in the image. Dominant colour is a pinky red, with blue accents and grey shadows. Mounted in grey matt, in wooden frame. Front: Nullarbor (lower left of image) (ink) 35/100 (lower left) Nullarbor 1-1-83 (lower centre) Mary Macqueen 83 (lower right) (pencil) Back: (no inscriptions)nullabor, desert scene, female artists, female artist, abstract -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPainting, Elma Amor Herbst, Girl, 1963
... Artist...women...Female...CEMA Portland Artists Society Female Artist women Female Artists female portrait Portrait Painting portrait Front: - 63 AMOR (lower right, black paint) Back: ELMA AMOR HERBST "GIRL" (1963) (lower left, typed label) The painting portrays a standing female figure. ...CEMA Art Collection Winner of Portland Artists' Society Prize for category Oil.The painting portrays a standing female figure. She has straight black hair which sits just above shoulder length. she has a short fringe. She wears a blue and green dress with orange markings. She is depicted as looking at the observer and holds something in her right hand which is held across her body. The background is a mixture of purple, green and blue. The work has a thick wooden frame and exposed canvas.Front: - 63 AMOR (lower right, black paint) Back: ELMA AMOR HERBST "GIRL" (1963) (lower left, typed label)cema, portland artists society, female artist, women, female artists, female portrait, portrait painting, portrait -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPainting, Ruth Denny, Old Cottages Richmond St. Portland, 1967
... Female Artists...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road CEMA Art collection Female Artists Female Artist Women Portland Street Scene Portland Richmond Street Front: Old Cottages Richmond St.Portland Ruth Denny 1967(black, handwritten) Back: Sticker:DEAN'S MU 8291 FOR FRAMING 346 LT.COLLINS ST., MELB. ...CEMA Art collectionStreet scene with three buildings and a fenced area. The centre focus of the work is two small buildings. The building on the left is yellow with red roof and green door. Standing in front of the house is a female figure with red shirt and white skirt. The building to the right is pale yellow with green roof, red chimney and green door. There is a Norfolk Pine tree behind the middle house. The image is depicted using straight lines in pen for the outline of the buildings and for some of the details.The work has plain wooden frame with a mount and glass.Front: Old Cottages Richmond St.Portland Ruth Denny 1967(black, handwritten) Back: Sticker:DEAN'S MU 8291 FOR FRAMING 346 LT.COLLINS ST., MELB. NO. 20438 Yellow sticker: 3034female artists, female artist, women, portland street scene, portland, richmond street -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPrint, Angela Gee, Old Lady, 1983-1984
... Female Artists...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road CEMA Art Collection Part of "A Community View" 150 years in Portland Screenprint Exhibition Part of Angela Gee Residency 1983 and 1984 Female Artists Female Artist Angela Gee Poster Workshop 150th anniversary Angela Gee residency Front: 29/ 37 (lower left) a Gee (lower right) (pencil) Back: (no inscriptions) Screenprint of standing female figure dressed in black and holding a red umbrella. ...CEMA Art Collection Part of "A Community View" 150 years in Portland Screenprint Exhibition Part of Angela Gee Residency 1983 and 1984Screenprint of standing female figure dressed in black and holding a red umbrella. The figure is wearing a red glove and a pink item in her hair. The background is a floral wallpaper print in blues and greens. The clothing appears to be from the Victorian era. Mounted in a textured grey matt with green matt edging in a black and silver frame with glass.Front: 29/ 37 (lower left) a Gee (lower right) (pencil) Back: (no inscriptions)female artists, female artist, angela gee, poster workshop, 150th anniversary, angela gee residency -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPrint - 1988 Calendar - Portland, Victoria, 'Facet of a Silent Site', n.d
... Female Artists...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Female Artists Female Artist Women Front: 'Facet of a Silent Site v/s Herthe Kluge-Pott 2001' - pencil Dry point etching. ...Dry point etching. Circular, taupe and black foliage. Trees can be seen in the image, branches, bush and undergrowth. Limed wood frame, single window mount.Front: 'Facet of a Silent Site v/s Herthe Kluge-Pott 2001' - pencilfemale artists, female artist, women -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPainting, Renee Arendsen, Dead Wood Forest Mallacoota, 1967
... Female Artists...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road CEMA Art Collection Winner of 1968 Portland Art Society Art Prize for the category Oil or similar medium. Female Artists Female Artist Landscape Trees Front: R. ...CEMA Art Collection Winner of 1968 Portland Art Society Art Prize for the category Oil or similar medium.The painting depicts several tall, dead trees in the foreground with dense living trees in the background. The foreground is green, white and yellow. The work has an interesting texture created through the use of clearly defined thick paint strokes. This technique is particularly evident in the foreground where it has been used to create the ground from which the dead trees stand. The work has a painted wooden frame with material mount and non-reflective glass.Front: R. ARENDSEN '67 (black, lower right) Back: RENNEE ARENDSEN "DEAD WOOD FOREST, MALLACOOTA" (1968) (typed) Stamp: KATRINA GALLERIES 485 CENTRE ROAD BENTLEIGH, VIC 97-6715 Yellow Sticker: 1967 Handwriting around back of frame.female artists, female artist, landscape, trees -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPainting, Old Shire Hall
... Female Artists...She was married (1932) to Karl Enoch Mellblom. Female Artists Female Artist Women Portland Shire Bluestone Building Bottom left - F Mellblom Image of a bluestone building to the back of the painting. ...Florence Tatham Mellblom (nee Henry) was a painter, naturalist and photographer. She was born at Portland, Victoria, and studied art in Ballarat. She was a talented etcher from childhood, and joined the Portland Camera club. She also produced many watercolour paintings of the historic places of Portland. She was married (1932) to Karl Enoch Mellblom.Image of a bluestone building to the back of the painting. Next to it is a smaller reddish building. In front of the building there is grass and shrubland. Trees are to either side of the buildings. The sky is blue with white clouds.Bottom left - F Mellblomfemale artists, female artist, women, portland shire, bluestone building -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPrint, Wendy Black, Diving Gannets, 2017
... Female Artists...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Female Artists Female Artist Gannets Portland Wildlife 15/20 'Diving Gannets' / Wendy Black '17 Image of gannets diving into the sea. ...Image of gannets diving into the sea. The gannets are at the water's surface about to dive under. The sea is bright blue with several white waves. The sky above is a more grey/blue.15/20 'Diving Gannets' / Wendy Black '17female artists, female artist, gannets, portland wildlife -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPainting, Florence Tatham Mellblom, Gardens Cottage, Portland
... Female Artists...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Female Artists Female Artist Women Portland Botanic Gardens Curator's Cottage Signed bottom left - FMell Image of a stone cottage. ...Image of a stone cottage. Two windows, one either side of a green front door. There are two chimneys on a grey roof - one at either end. The right hand side of the cottage has ivy growing up the side. There are gardens to the front of the cottage. Neat bushes with flowers. The sky is blue/grey.Signed bottom left - FMell female artists, female artist, women, portland botanic gardens, curator's cottage -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPainting, Florence Tatham Mellblom, Portland Shire Hall, n.d
... Female Artists...She was married (1932) to Karl Enoch Mellblom. Female Artists Female Artist Women Portland Shire Bluestone Building Bottom left - F Mellblom Image depicts a bluestone building. ...Florence Tatham Mellblom (nee Henry) was a painter, naturalist and photographer. She was born at Portland, Victoria, and studied art in Ballarat. She was a talented etcher from childhood, and joined the Portland Camera club. She also produced many watercolour paintings of the historic places of Portland. She was married (1932) to Karl Enoch Mellblom.Image depicts a bluestone building. In the foreground, to the front of the building is grass in shades of green and yellow. The building is in the middle of the image and has a reddish lower building to its right. There are trees either side of the buildings. Bottom left - F Mellblomfemale artists, female artist, women, portland shire, bluestone building -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPainting, Yvonne Cohen, Banana Grower, c. 1966
... ...Female Artists...CEMA Portland Artists Society Female Artists Female Women Bannana Agriculture Front: Von(lower left, etched into black paint) Back: Taped label:"Banana Grower" Yvonne Cohen Porter St Templestow $ 90.00 Glued label: Yvonne Cohen :Banana Grower"(1966) Yellow sticker: 1966 Abstract depiction of a person with a bunch of bananas completed in shades of red, brown and black. ...CEMA Art collection. Winner of 1966 Portland art Society Art Prize for category oil. Included in the 1999 "Salvage" exhibition at CEMA Arts Centre.AbstractAbstract depiction of a person with a bunch of bananas completed in shades of red, brown and black. The focus of the work is the standing human figure with brown clothing and red skin tones. The person is looking to their right at the bunch of bananas they are holding. The work has a two tiered wooden frame and exposed canvas.Front: Von(lower left, etched into black paint) Back: Taped label:"Banana Grower" Yvonne Cohen Porter St Templestow $ 90.00 Glued label: Yvonne Cohen :Banana Grower"(1966) Yellow sticker: 1966cema, portland artists society, female artists, female, women, bannana, agriculture -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPainting, Elizabeth King, On the Edge, 2004
... ...Female Artist...Gunditjmara First NAtions Nyamat Mirring Glenelg Shire Cultural Collection Portland Female Artist Female Artists Heywood Front: nil Acrylic paint on canvas depicting birds and fish, water lilies and other vegetation, and stylised designs associated with early settlement of Aboriginal people in the Portland/Glenelg wetland area. ...Exhibited by the artist at the Wood, Wine & Roses Festival, Heywood, 2004.Aunty Betty King was a Kerrup Jmara Elder from Portland. She was the great grand-daughter of King Billy of Yigar. Aunty Betty cared deeply about Nyamat Mirring and Country. A staunch activist and long-time advisor to the Friends of the Earth, Aunty Betty King and Sandra Onus worked together to fight against the logging of native forest in the Cobboboonnee taking part in protests and meetings.Acrylic paint on canvas depicting birds and fish, water lilies and other vegetation, and stylised designs associated with early settlement of Aboriginal people in the Portland/Glenelg wetland area. Black painted border with white dot pathways, a circle of white dots in each of the four corners. Centre area in blues and greens featuring two birds, painted in black with red and ochre bandings.Front: nilgunditjmara, first nations, nyamat mirring, glenelg shire cultural collection, portland, female artist, female artists, heywood -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPrint, Nancy Malseed, Bird Trip, 1973
... Female Artist...She was a printmaker and artist. Female Artist Female Artists Women Malseed 1970s Front: 3/20 Etching and roll-up (lower left) "Bird Trip (centre) N. ...Nancy Malseed was born in Victoria in 1913. She was a printmaker and artist.Three separate images of birds. Top image is six large abstract birds with 12 birds in background (upper centre). Centre panel contains 3 birds in flight, brown against a grey background. Lower panel contains 3 walking birds, black and white against a brown background. Mounted in a dark green matt, in a black wooden frame with glass glazing.Front: 3/20 Etching and roll-up (lower left) "Bird Trip (centre) N. M. Malseed (lower right) (pencil) Back: (no inscriptions)female artist, female artists, women, malseed, 1970s -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPrint, Nancy Malseed, (untitled - Monoprint & Montage), 1990
... ...Female Artist...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Abstract Female Artist Female Artists Women Malseed Front: Monoprint and montage (lower left) (pencil). ...Abstract depiction of a bird in trees. Trees are picked out in strong vertical strokes of white, grey, black and russet. Background and foliage is depicted in swirling blues and greens; the sky is grey at top of image. At top centre is a bird in blue and white. The paper is very think - almost like tissue paper and there are parts of the image that have cutouts (tearouts) as part of the depiction. Mounted in a cream matt in aluminium frame.Front: Monoprint and montage (lower left) (pencil). Back: Nancy Malseed (top centre) (pencil). 1990 (top right) (pencil) 1996 (top left) (pencil).abstract, female artist, female artists, women, malseed -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPainting, Rita M McLean, Sea Air Near Goose Lagoon, n.d
... ...Female Artist...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Art Collection Goose Lagoon Female Artist Female Artists Front: Rita M McLean (grey paint, lower right) Back: (no inscriptions) This painting depicts a green hill below a cloudy sky, and a sandy landscape below the hills. ...Art CollectionThis painting depicts a green hill below a cloudy sky, and a sandy landscape below the hills. Towards the left of the hill there are trees and shrubbery. The frame is white with gold on inside, beige mount and glass.Front: Rita M McLean (grey paint, lower right) Back: (no inscriptions)goose lagoon, female artist, female artists -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPainting, Enid Denton, Rain Forest, 1972
... Portland Artists Society...Female...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road CEMA Portland Artists Society Female Artist Female Female Artists Trees Abstract Front: Enid Denton (lower right) (brown paint) Back: Rain Forest $600.00 Enid Denton, Smith Avenue, Croydon 3136 Abstract scene of a rainforest. ...Abstract scene of a rainforest. Image of trees in greens, browns, blues and yellows. Strong brush strokes and bold shapes give the impression of dense trees. It is darker towards the bottom and lighter at the top giving the impression of light falling through treetops from the sun. Mounted on cream matt in pale green frame, with glass glazing.Front: Enid Denton (lower right) (brown paint) Back: Rain Forest $600.00 Enid Denton, Smith Avenue, Croydon 3136cema, portland artists society, female artist, female, female artists, trees, abstract -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPrint, Carmel Wallace, Aboriginal Woman, 1983-1984
... ...Female Artist...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection Portland 150th anniversary Female Artist Female Artists Women Gunditjmara Front: (no inscriptions) Back: 47 Laminated screenprint of an Aboriginal woman with a white and orange background. ...CEMA Art Collection. Part of "A Community View" 150 years in Portland Screenprint Exhibition. Part of Angela Gee Residency 1983 and 1984.Laminated screenprint of an Aboriginal woman with a white and orange background. The Aboriginal woman appears to be seated and is wearing a full-length dress. She is positioned on the lower left side of the work and portrayed in orange and black. Behind her the background has been left blank. The top and right side of the work has an orange background with white wavy lines.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: 47glenelg shire council cultural collection, portland, 150th anniversary, female artist, female artists, women, gunditjmara -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPrint, Mary Macqueen, Africa, 1973
... Female Artist...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Female Artist Female Artists Women Women Artists Front: 1/7 (lower left) Africa (centre) Mary Macqueen - 73 (lower right) (pencil) Landscape image of two zebras grazing in long yellow grass. ...Landscape image of two zebras grazing in long yellow grass. Mounted on cream matt, in a wooden frame with glass. Brown and yellow colours.Front: 1/7 (lower left) Africa (centre) Mary Macqueen - 73 (lower right) (pencil)female artist, female artists, women, women artists -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPainting, Ruth Denny, Customs House Portland 1849, 1967
... ...Female Artist...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road CEMA Art collection Portland Customs House Female Artist Female Artists Bluestone Bluestone Building Front: Customs House Portland 1849 Ruth Denny 1967 (black, hand-written) Back: Sticker: DEAN'S MU 8269 FOR FRAMING 346 LT. ...CEMA Art collectionThe painting depicts a stone building with red roof. The front of the building features a double staircase which leads from both sides of the building to a central door. On either side of the door is a window. The side of the building features four windows, three of which are covered. To the left of the building are various plants with the roof of a building in the background. To the right of the building is a fence and blue wall. The work has a plain wooden frame with a mount and glass.Front: Customs House Portland 1849 Ruth Denny 1967 (black, hand-written) Back: Sticker: DEAN'S MU 8269 FOR FRAMING 346 LT. COLLINS ST., MELB. No 20438 Yellow sticker: 3032portland customs house, female artist, female artists, bluestone, bluestone building -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionBanner - Banner - Women's Christian Temperance Union, 1900s
... ...Female Artists...Possible belonged to Florence Dellar of Henty Street, Portland WCTU Womens Christian Temperance Union feminism feminist Female Artists womens history Women's Rights Front: WCTU. ...From Heritage Victoria: The Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) was an international first-wave feminist organisation. The Melbourne branch was formed in 1887 and became the biggest and most influential women's organisation in Victoria. The WCTU introduced large numbers of Victorian women to political activity. The Union linked temperance and women's suffrage to achieve a variety of social reforms to improve women’s lives. Possible belonged to Florence Dellar of Henty Street, PortlandBanner for the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Navy cotton backing. Pale blue cotton front. Hand painted. White cord on edges. White fringe on bottom. Person holding flag and cross in centre. Paint - blue, white, black, gold. Wooden slat on top - nailed. String hanger with white tassels.Front: WCTU. For God, For Home, For Native Land. Portland League of Hope. Tremble King of Alcohol, We Shall Grow Up.wctu, womens christian temperance union, feminism, feminist, female artists, womens history, women's rights -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPrint, 1834-Portland-1984, 1984
... ...Female Artist...Angela Gee Portland Centenary 1984 Screenprint CEMA Female Artist Female Artists Front: (no inscriptions) Back: Portland C.S.P. ...Print was part of "A Community View, 150 years in Portland Screenprint Exhibition." Part of CEMA Art Collection. Part of Angela Gee residency workshops, 1983 and 1984.Image of approximately 125 people's faces and two dogs, surrounded by a border of line-drawn flowers, leaves and stems. At top centre are the words "1834 Portland 1984" with a decorative underline in bold alluding to the shape of the Portland Bay and Cape Nelson. Background colours are in vertical swathes: aqua, pale green, apricot, blue, mauve, pink, turquiose.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: Portland C.S.P. (Community Screen Print) Design Studio 1983-1985. Initiated by C.E.M.A., Portland Access Printshop and Anne O'Kane, C.A.O. Purpose - an employment project to train 5 people in print-making, costume and design. A grant of $200,000 was obtained from the Commonwealth Employment Program; the products - costumes, flags, posters, banners - were used for Portlands 150th Anniversary Celebrations.angela gee, portland centenary, 1984, screenprint, cema, female artist, female artists -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPainting, Ludmilla Meilerts, Still Life, 1970
... ...Female Artists...She is represented in The State Galleries of Victoria, NSW, Tasmania and Western Australia as well as several regional Galleries. Still Life Female Artists Women Women Artists Front: L Meilerts 70 (lower right, black paint) Still life of fruit and a jog. ...Ludmilla Meilerts, Oil On Board, Botanical Gardens, Circa 1970 Ludmilla Meilerts (1908 - 1997), Botanical Gardens, Melbourne, an impressive work painted with bold brushstrokes and a vivid colourful palette which typifies the artists work. Born in Riga,Latvia in 1908 - After displaying an early talent for art she studied at The Latvian Academy Of Fine Arts graduating in 1940. Later that year she married Otto Meilerts, an Economist, and they moved to Stuttgart, Germany to avoid living under Soviet occupation and then emigrated to Australia in 1948 settling in Melbourne. She worked as a nurse's aid and in a clothing factory to fund the further development of her artistic career achieving considerable early success with her colourful work encompassing portraiture, florals and city and landscapes. She particularly like painting dockland scenes. She was a member of The Victorian Artists Society (VAS) and The Melbourne Society Of Woman Painters And Sculptors. Major prizes include The Dunlop Prize in 1952, Gosford Art prize 1971, Camberwell 1973, VAS Purstitz Gold Medal 1982. She is represented in The State Galleries of Victoria, NSW, Tasmania and Western Australia as well as several regional Galleries. Still life of fruit and a jog. Painted in thick impasto paint, creating a very textured surface. Fruit is depicted in green, brown, apricot, pink and red. Background is abstract. Upper left background is brown, upper centre and right background is in shades of grey, blue and green, with some white. Brown wooden frame.Front: L Meilerts 70 (lower right, black paint)still life, female artists, women, women artists -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionWork on paper, Heather Richardson, Mustang Manor, 2011
... Female Artist...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Female Artist Female Artists Women Car America Bottom left - 1/10 Bottom right - HR Black and white photographic image showing a mustang to the foreground. ...Black and white photographic image showing a mustang to the foreground. To the right are two female figures wearing bikini tops and shorts. To the back is a building with the words 'Mustang Manor' on it. There are also trees and buses to the side of the image.Bottom left - 1/10 Bottom right - HRfemale artist, female artists, women, car, america -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPrint, Cape Bridgewater, 1993
... ...Female Artist...Cape Bridgewater Drypoint Etch Etching Carmel Wallace landscape coastal Female Artist Female Artists Portland 3/15 (Second State) / Cape Bridgewater / Carmel Wallace '93 Monotone image of windswept bush. ...Monotone image of windswept bush. Costal landscape. Bush in the foreground is leaning to the right. Grasses in the foreground. The image is mounted on off white board and frame in a black frame.3/15 (Second State) / Cape Bridgewater / Carmel Wallace '93cape bridgewater, drypoint, etch, etching, carmel wallace, landscape, coastal, female artist, female artists, portland -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPrint, Herthe Kluge-Pott, Facet of a Site, 2001
... Female Artists...Female Artists Women Front: 'Facet of a site v/s Herthe Kluge-Pott 2001' - pencil Dry point etching. ...Dry point etching. Circular, olive green and black foliage. Limed wood frame, single window mount.Front: 'Facet of a site v/s Herthe Kluge-Pott 2001' - pencilfemale artists, women -
Women's Art RegisterBook, Sandy Kirby, Sight Lines. Women's Art and Feminist Perspectives in Australia, 1992
... Provides context on how various aspects of arts feminism manifest in the groups, performances, events, issues, documents and ideas which engaged female artists....Women's Art Register Richmond Library, 415 Church Street Richmond melbourne Provides context on how various aspects of arts feminism manifest in the groups, performances, events, issues, documents and ideas which engaged female artists. Complements other material held in The Women's Art Register portraiture feminist art practice performance art political art art and craft Thancoupie Jill Orr Vivienne Binns collective art Erica McGilchrist Mickey Allan Ann Newmarch Charts the intersection of the women's art movement with women's art, and the increased visibility of women artists from the 1960s into the 1970s in Australia. "709.94/KIR" Inside Front Cover. ...Charts the intersection of the women's art movement with women's art, and the increased visibility of women artists from the 1960s into the 1970s in Australia.Booknon-fictionCharts the intersection of the women's art movement with women's art, and the increased visibility of women artists from the 1960s into the 1970s in Australia.portraiture, feminist art practice, performance art, political art, art and craft, thancoupie, jill orr, vivienne binns, collective art, erica mcgilchrist, mickey allan, ann newmarch -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - MADGE FREEMAN
... artist... artists... female...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields ARTWORK madge freeman book booklet Madge Freeman artist artists female person individual exhibition paintings Bendigo Art Gallery Bendigo artist Bendigo painter catalogue A smalll book titled ' Madge Freeman (1895 - 1977). ...A smalll book titled ' Madge Freeman (1895 - 1977). Exhibition of paintings Bendigo Art Gallery 16 March - 26 April 1981. The Gazette Newspaper in association with Northern Offset Printing 1881.artwork, madge freeman, book, booklet, madge freeman, artist, artists, female, person, individual, exhibition, paintings, bendigo art gallery, bendigo artist, bendigo painter, catalogue
