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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Citations

  • Desmond, Michael & Dixon, Christine (1995), '1968’.

  • unknown (1985), 'The Artist as Designer, Ivan Dougherty Gallery’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Kerr, Joan, '[Joan Kerr Archive]’, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : National Library of Australia.

  • '[Janet Dawson solo exhibition]’, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : National Gallery of Australia.

  • (1 May 2002), '[Auction catalogue]’, Melbourne, Victoria : Deutscher Menzies (Lot. 126).

  • McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art’, Melbourne, Vic : Hutchinson of Australia (2nd edn).

  • Andrew McNamara. “The Bauhaus in Australia” in Modern Times, Ann Stephen, et al, editors. Powerhouse Museum, 2008, pps.2-15.

  • Bronwyn Watson. “Artist Janet Dawson tabled fantastic plastic’s credentials.” The Australian 3 March 2012. (illustrated)

    http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/artist-janet-dawson-tabled-fantastic-plastics-credentials/story-fn9n8gph-1226284958590

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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)