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.
Tags: Archibald Prize, furniture designer, printmaker, curator, painter
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  • received
    Queensland Art Gallery
    Dates
    1977
    Recognition type
    Award
    Description

    Board of Trustees from 1996 to 1997

    Website
    http://www.qag.qld.gov.au
  • received
    Archibald Prize
    Dates
    1973
    Recognition type
    Award

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  • Solo Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Lynne Boyd, Janet Dawson, Ishbel Morag Miller (exhibited at)
  • Janet Dawson Survey (exhibited at)
  • 1968 (exhibited at)
  • 'The Field' (exhibited at)
  • The drawings of Janet Dawson (exhibited at)
  • Survey 9: Janet Dawson (exhibited at)
  • Review (exhibited at)
  • Eveolution: An exhibition of women's art from the Newcastle Region Art Gallery collection (exhibited at)
  • A l'hombre des jeunes filles et des fleurs: In the shadow of young girls and flowers (exhibited at)
  • Colonial Pastime to Contemporary Profession: 150 years of Australian Women's Art (exhibited at)
  • Women hold up half the sky (exhibited at)
  • With a Brush in Her Hand: Works from the Howard Hinton, Coventry and NERAM collections (exhibited at)
  • The Women's View: Australian women artists in the Bendigo Art Gallery, 1888-1995 (exhibited at)
  • Mike Brown Appeal Fund Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Project 39: Women's imprint (exhibited at)
  • Australian women artists (exhibited at)
  • Herald outdoor art show 1953 (exhibited at)
  • Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to now Part 1 (exhibited at)
  • Janet Dawson: Far Away, So Close (exhibited at)
  • Solo Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Lynne Boyd, Janet Dawson, Ishbel Morag Miller (exhibited at)
  • Janet Dawson Survey (exhibited at)
  • 1968 (exhibited at)
  • 'The Field' (exhibited at)
  • The drawings of Janet Dawson (exhibited at)
  • Survey 9: Janet Dawson (exhibited at)
  • Review (exhibited at)
  • Eveolution: An exhibition of women's art from the Newcastle Region Art Gallery collection (exhibited at)
  • A l'hombre des jeunes filles et des fleurs: In the shadow of young girls and flowers (exhibited at)
  • Colonial Pastime to Contemporary Profession: 150 years of Australian Women's Art (exhibited at)
  • Women hold up half the sky (exhibited at)
  • With a Brush in Her Hand: Works from the Howard Hinton, Coventry and NERAM collections (exhibited at)
  • The Women's View: Australian women artists in the Bendigo Art Gallery, 1888-1995 (exhibited at)
  • Mike Brown Appeal Fund Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Project 39: Women's imprint (exhibited at)
  • Australian women artists (exhibited at)
  • Herald outdoor art show 1953 (exhibited at)
  • Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to now Part 1 (exhibited at)