Bessie Davidson b. 1879

Also known as Bessie Ellen Davidson
  • Artist
Originally from Adelaide and a student and friend of Margaret Preston, Bessie Davidson was a very successful artist. She spent the majority of her life in France where she received much recognition for her work, most notably the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur for Art and Humanity in 1931.
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
Look, Look Again
Date
20 October 2011 - 15 December 2012
Place
Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Description

Exhibition showcasing highlights from the Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art (CCWA), which was gifted to the University of Western Australia in 2007. A companion publication titled 'Into the Light’ that documented the history and key works of the CCWA was released to coincide with the exhibition, which also featured a symposium – 'Are we there yet?’ – discussing women’s participation in art and art history and the future of feminism in the arts.

Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.lwgallery.uwa.edu.au/exhibitions/past/look-look-again
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
Let's Face It
Date
July 1995
Place
Carrick Hill, Adelaide, SA
Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Colonial Pastime to Contemporary Profession: 150 years of Australian Women's Art
Date
8 March 1995 - July 1995
Place
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas.
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
In the Company of Women: 100 years of Australian women's art from the Cruthers collection
Date
16 February 1995 - 13 March 1995
Place
PICA (Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts), WA
Description

Opened by Dr Liz Constable MLA, Member for Floreat, 15 February 1995

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
South Australian Women Artists: paintings from the 1890s to the 1940s
Date
15 April 1994 - 17 July 1994
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

Presented for the South Australian Centenary of Women’s Suffrage in 1994, included in PastPresent as a precursor to the National Women’s Art Exhibition of 1995.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Exhibition of French Art
Date
1938
Place
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Description

Touring exhibition: Pittsburg, St Louis, New York and Edinburgh

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
International Society exhibition
Date
1938
Place
Venice, Italy
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
International Society exhibition
Date
1938
Place
London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
L'Exposition du Groupe Feminin
Date
1938
Place
Petit Palais, Paris, France
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
(Joint exhibition with Rose McPherson [Margaret Preston])
Date
March 1907
Place
Adelaide, SA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
South Australian Society of Arts, Annual & Federal exhibitions
Date
1901
Place
Adelaide, SA
Description

ALSO: 1902, 1903

Type
Exhibition