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Painting, (Highest Hons>) Grad Dip.ED. Sydney Teachers College |
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Painter, draughtsman and lecturer. Born Sydney, Australia. Won
special Government Scholarship to the National Art School, 1956.
Studied National Art School, 1956 – 1960. Participated in many group
shows in New South Wales and Victoria 1961 – 1967, including “Young
Sydney Artists”, Clune Galleries Sydney. “Young Contemporaries”,
Blaxland Galleries, Sydney. “Young Artists” exhibition, Museum of
Modern Art, Melbourne. Frequent exhibitor during this time in the
Archibald and Wynne Competitions, with works included in the
selections for exhibition in Melbourne and Adelaide State Galleries. |
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Travelled overseas in 1967, based in London, travelled to Holland
and Paris, and later to Holland, Switzerland and France in 1972, and
Paris, 1995. Taught part-time in schools and various technical
colleges, (NSW and WA) 1961 – 1972, then full-time lecturer at the
Western Australian Institute of Technology. (Curtin University) 1972
– 1978. Resigned in order to return to Sydney. (Graduate Diploma in
Education, Sydney Teachers’ College, 1981. Taught, 1979 – 1985
Hornsby TAFE. |
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During 1970s, she travelled to Java and Hong Kong, and also
participated in an expedition along the Canning Stock route to Lake
Disappointment, Durbar Springs and Warburton, and since has
travelled extensively throughout remote regions of Australia; in
Kenya, overland to Koobi Fora (eastern edge, Lake Turkana) and to
the Ethiopian border. |
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First solo exhibition: John Gild Galleries, Perth, 1972.
Exhibitions regularly since, in all capital cities throughout
Australia. |
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Major group exhibitions include “Contemporary Painting”,
University of Western Australia, “Western Australian Artists” Art
Gallery of Western Australia, “10 Western Australian Artists” Art
Gallery of Western Australia, “Women in Art” WA. Institute of
Technology. Georges Invitation Exhibition, Melbourne. McCaughey
Invitation Exhibition, Melbourne 1979. “Mandorla” invitation
exhibition, WA, Wynne Prize retrospective, S.H. Ervin Gallery,
Sydney. Drawing survey show. “Drawing on Inspiration” Ivan Dougherty
Gallery, Sydney. Art Gallery of New South Wales touring exhibition,
(Sulman), 1995 (Archibald) 1996. |
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Inside Looking Out, an exhibition of key art works by
Margaret Woodward will be held at the Parramatta Heritage Centre
April to June 2003 subsequently, to tour to regional art galleries. |
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Many awards, including the Wynne prize, (1971) Art Gallery of New
South Wales. The Portia Geach Memorial prize (twice). The Kedumba
prize (Blue Mountains, NSW) Le Gay Brereton prize for drawing, Art
Gallery of New South Wales. |
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Represented in Art Gallery of New South Wales, Museum Art Gallery
Northern Territory, Art Bank, National Trust and regional galleries,
also in various university, major corporate and private collections
throughout Australia, and in Europe and the USA. |
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A biographical book Margaret Woodward was published by
Beagle Press and released and sold out in 2003. (A second edition
may be printed). |
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