Janet Dawson b. 1935

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Designer ,
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Painter, printmaker and designer working in the mid twentieth century. She studied at the National Gallery School in the 1950s and joined the stable of Gallery A, exhibiting first in 1961. She later curated "The Bauhaus: Aspects and Influence" in the same year at the gallery. She also designed a limited edition of tables for Laminex ca.1964.
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Name
Janet Dawson
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Designer
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Other Occupation
  • Illustrator, Curator, Set Designer 1969 - 1971 The Australian Museum Sydney, NSW
  • Founder (ANZSIC code: 69) 1963 - Gallery A Print Workshop, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Birth date
1935
Birth place
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Active Period
  • c.1953 - c.1989
Residence
  • 1973 - Binalong, NSW, Australia
Training
  • c.1950 - c.1955 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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