Fairview Art Collection

The Fairview Art Collection is a private art collection in Subiaco, Western Australia. The collection's stated goal is to raise the profile of Australian women painters by preserving and exhibiting their work.[1]

Fairview Art Collection
FounderThomas Murrell
Location
  • Subiaco, Western Australia
Websitefairviewofsubiaco.com.au/fine-art/

Collection

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The collection comprises ceramics, sculpture and fine art from both established and lesser-known Australian artists, with an emphasis on the work of 20th-century Australian women painters.[2] The collection is curated by former ABC broadcaster Thomas Murrell and can be viewed by appointment. It was exhibited in regional galleries during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Artists with work in the Fairview Art Collection include:[4]

 
Artist May O'Neill holds one of her works
  • Carole Ayres
  • Joan Bayliss
  • Genevieve Berry
  • Jessamine Buxton
  • Christine Davis
  • Phyllis Faldon
  • Margaret Frew
  • Mavis Lightly
  • Lene Makwana
  • May O’Neill
  • Joy Tomcala
  • Marie Tuck
  • Mary M. Wigg
  • Aurelie Yeo
  • Deborah Zibah

Fairview Historic Home

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The Fairview Art Collection is housed in the Fairview Historic Home, a Queen Anne federation villa built in 1915.[5] Part of the larger Chesters estate heritage precinct, the building is classified by both the National Trust and Subiaco Local Heritage Survey as a place of historical significance.[6] It is also noted for its well-preserved leadlight windows and rose garden.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Collector draws attention to hidden women artists". West Australian Newspapers Limited. Wanneroo Times. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. ^ McNeill, Sarah (19 February 2021). "Storied Collection Brings Heartfelt Joy". Subiaco Post.
  3. ^ Barbas, Nicolette (1 December 2020). "Forgotten Artists in Exhibition". Bunbury Herald.
  4. ^ "Fairview Art Collection". Design and Art Australia Online. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. ^ Prka, Rhys (9 November 2020). "Four Walls Filled with a Lifetime of Stories". West Australian Newspapers Limited. The West Australian. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Place No 04067". Heritage Council of WA – Places Database. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. ^ Whitely, Andrea (July 2021). "Heritage, roses and art in leafy Subiaco". Australian Garden History Journal. 33 (1): 16–18.
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