Mary Tonkin is an Australian artist, who in 2002 won the Dobell Prize, the highest prize for drawing in Australia.[1] She was awarded her prize for her work Rocky Outcrop, Werribee Gorge 2000.
Mary Tonkin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 (age 50–51) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Monash University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Art |
| Institutions | Monash University |
Tonkin was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1973.[2] In 1992, she was accepted to study at the Faculty of Art and Design at Monash University. She went on to obtain a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) with honours and a Masters in Fine Arts.
From 1996-2004, she was a lecturer at Monash University.[3]
Major recent exhibitions of Tonkin's works include Near the top dam (2007), a retrospective exhibition Home 2000-2010 (2011-2) at the Burrinja Gallery in Upwey, Victoria, and at the Sydney Comtemporary in 2022, which included the major, 21-panel work Ramble, Kalorama (2017-19), which was featured in Art Almanac in 2019.
List of solo exhibitions[4] edit
- Both sides now, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 2024
- Sydney Contemporary, Carriageworks, Sydney, 2022
- Ramble, Whitehorse Artspace, Melbourne, 2020
- Ramble, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 2019
- Between the dams, Australian Galleries, Sydney, 2017
- Two spots, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 2015
- A short walk, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 2013
- Black paintings, La Trobe Regional Art Gallery, Mrowell, 2012
- Home 2000-2010, Burrinja Gallery, Upwey, 2011
Collections[4] edit
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
- Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington
- Shepparton Art Museum, Shepparton
- Kedumba Collection of Contemporary Australian Drawing, Wentworth Falls
- City of Whitehorse, Melbourne
- ANZ Bank, Melbourne
- Monash University, Melbourne
- Australian Catholic University, Melbourne
- Deakin University, Melbourne
- UNSW Art Collections, Sydney
Awards[4] edit
- Holding Redlich People's Choice Award Salon des Refuses, S. H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, 2022
- Kedumba Prize for Drawing, Wentworth Falls, 2010
- Dobell Drawing Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2002
References edit
- ^ Art Gallery of New South Wales: Winning Works
- ^ Australian Galleries – Artists – Mary Tonkin Archived 2008-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Student Profiles
- ^ a b c "Mary Tonkin". issuu. Retrieved 6 March 2024.