Agnes Goodsir b. 18 June 1864

Also known as Agnes Goodsir, Agnes Noyes Goodsir
  • Artist (Painter)
Alternating her residency between Paris, London and Melbourne, Agnes painted portraits of some very famous sitters including Bertrand Russell, Leo Tolstoy and Mussolini.
exhibited at
Royal West of England Academy
Place
Bristol, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Salon des Indépendants
Place
Paris, France
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to now Part 1
Date
14 November 2020 - 4 July 2021
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

Know My Name is an exhibition in two parts at the National Gallery of Australia. It is the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of work by women, presented in a thematic rather than chronological form. It reveals relationships between the present and the past, relationships between artists, and common concerns.

Tags
Women artists, Feminism, Modernism, Indigenous, Painting, Video art, Multimedia, Photo-based art-work, Sculpture, Embroidery
Website
https://knowmyname.nga.gov.au/events/australian-women-artists-1900-now/
exhibited at
Modern Australian Women: paintings and prints 1925-1945
Date
24 November 2000 - 25 February 2001
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

Then national tour

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Review
Date
8 March 1995 - 8 June 1995
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

Speaking of Women, four guest lectures; by Nancy Underhill, Ann Thomson, Margo Neale, Joan Kerr; held over successive Fridays, 10-31 March 1995, by the Art Gallery Society.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
The Women's View: Australian women artists in the Bendigo Art Gallery, 1888-1995
Date
8 March 1995 - 2 April 1995
Place
Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, Vic.
Description

Opening, including Joe Dolce and Linn van Kek, performance 'Difficult Women’, 8 March 1995

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Women hold up half the sky
Date
March 1995 - April 1995
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

Opened by the Hon. Dr Carmen Lawrence. Heritage book launched at the same time. The touring exhibition, Sydney by Design, formed one section of this exhibition.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Project 21: Women's Images of Women
Date
15 October 1977 - 13 November 1977
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Australian Women Artists, One Hundred Years 1840 -1940
Date
2 September 1975 - 27 September 1975
Place
Melbourne University, Ewing and George Paton Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
Description

Touring exhibition, curated by Janine Burke at the Ewing & George Paton Galleries for International Women’s Year, then shown at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Newcastle City Art Gallery and Art Gallery of South Australia.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
International Women's Year
exhibited at
Cooling Galleries
Date
May 1938
Place
New Bond Street, London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
'150 Years of Australian Art'
Date
27 January 1938 - 25 April 1938
Place
[National] Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Macquarie Galleries
Date
1927
Place
Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Fine Arts Gallery
Date
1927
Place
Melbourne, Victoria
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Australian Artists in Europe
Date
1924
Place
London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Société Nationale des Beaux Arts
Date
1921
Place
Paris, France
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Royal Academy
Date
1914
Place
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Royal Institute
Date
1913
Place
London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
Women's Work Exhibition
Date
1907
Place
Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Vic
Description

Sometimes referred to as Australian Exhibition of Women’s Work.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
New Salon
Date
1902 - 1904
Place
Paris, France
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Old Salon
Date
1901 - 1902
Place
Paris, France
Description
Type
Exhibition