Dusan Marek b. 7 March 1926

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Screen Artist),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Painter, film maker and radical Surrealist. Came to Australia as a political refugee in 1948 and through his teaching as well as his art, had a profound affect on subsequent generations of artists.
Tags: Surrealism, Film maker, Immigrant, Contemporary art, Political refugee
exhibited at
The Europeans : Emigre Artists in Australia 1930-1960
Date
1997
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

(Group)

Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.nga.gov.au
exhibited at
Surrealism: Revolution by Night
Date
1993
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (and touring)
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Surrealism in Australia
Date
1993
Place
National Gallery of Australia, ACT (and touring)
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Dusan Marek
Date
1993
Place
Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
1993 CACSA annual report

Exhibition Catalogue:
Dusan Marek. Parkside, South Australia: Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, 1993
1folded sheet (7p.) : col. ill. ; 30cm

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo
exhibited at
Project 10: Dusan Marek
Date
20 December 1975
Type
Festival
Note
Art Gallery of New South Wales
exhibited at
Dusan Marek, 1948-1975
Date
1975
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

An exhibition of 59 paintings and objects borrowed from the artist and from collections in Adelaide, Holbrook and Sydney. Exhibition funding: AGNSW.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGNSW annual report and archive index cards; AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Marek, Dusan, Dusan Marek, [Sydney]: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1975
[4]p. : ill., 33 cm

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Painting, Mixed media