In the intervening weeks since I last wrote the rain has fallen steadily at times, in torrents otherwise. It's wonderful to be able to walk through the city Botanic Gardens and see them turning from that dry and desperate state to lush and green. Then swiftly onwards to an exhibition I have been meaning to catch for some time now "New Women" at the Brisbane Museum as it ends on the 15th of March and a shout out to anyone who hasn't seen it to go https://www.museumofbrisbane.com.au/whats-on/new-woman-curator-tours/.
Last weekend I had the pleasure to go on a tour with Vida https://www.museumofbrisbane.com.au/whats-on/walking-with-vida/ which was so much fun and it was my starting point to want to see more of the women artists.
So through the city Botanic Gardens...
To one of Daphne Mayo's work in the city - The Women's War Memorial in Anzac Square. She put a nurse in right at the end to make sure women were represented - can you spot her? It was said of her that she was a slight woman but did a man's work!
The Exhibition is a collection of women artists work over 100 years. It presents personal stories and the work of ground breaking women who fought to have a place in the art world of the time, as well as the more recent work done by women artists, innovating and challenging boundaries.
I have always been a great admirer of one of Brisbane's early woman sculptors, Daphne Mayo who is responsible for the Tympanum above the city hall but also many other significant art works in the city. Vida Lahey another of Brisbane women artists and Daphne were great friends and collaborators and the latter painted a portrait of Vida in her later years. Here is Vida in 1965.
Jeanette Seldon took the shape of Gum leaves and put into them the most exquisite sea and land scapes which you can just discern in this photo.
Pamela Macfarlane 1926 - 1999 painted this beautiful portrait entitled Bloden Mead.
Betty Quelhurst has a background in the army and was a well known painter - this self portrait painted in 1947 is entitled The Red Coat. She reminds me of my mother. On the right of matron.
Its a considered and well curated collection of women artists - do see it if you can.
Last weekend I had the pleasure to go on a tour with Vida https://www.museumofbrisbane.com.au/whats-on/walking-with-vida/ which was so much fun and it was my starting point to want to see more of the women artists.
So through the city Botanic Gardens...
The Exhibition is a collection of women artists work over 100 years. It presents personal stories and the work of ground breaking women who fought to have a place in the art world of the time, as well as the more recent work done by women artists, innovating and challenging boundaries.
I have always been a great admirer of one of Brisbane's early woman sculptors, Daphne Mayo who is responsible for the Tympanum above the city hall but also many other significant art works in the city. Vida Lahey another of Brisbane women artists and Daphne were great friends and collaborators and the latter painted a portrait of Vida in her later years. Here is Vida in 1965.
Jeanette Seldon took the shape of Gum leaves and put into them the most exquisite sea and land scapes which you can just discern in this photo.
Pamela Macfarlane 1926 - 1999 painted this beautiful portrait entitled Bloden Mead.
Betty Quelhurst has a background in the army and was a well known painter - this self portrait painted in 1947 is entitled The Red Coat. She reminds me of my mother. On the right of matron.
Megan Cope created something specially for the Quandamooka People.
And Donna Marcus produced this art work in 1961 which is an iron slide made of Aluminium teapots and steel rods.
Its a considered and well curated collection of women artists - do see it if you can.
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