Gwendoline L'Avance Barringer b. 29 July 1882

Also known as Gwen Barringer, Gwendoline LaVence Barringer, Gwen Adamson
  • Artist (Painter)
Gwen Barringer was a painter of traditional subjects, most notably flowers. An active member of the South Australian arts scene, as Vice President of the (Royal) SA Society of Arts in 1938 she was its first female office bearer and on her death she bequethed funds to establish several prizes for flower painting in watercolour.
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
Women and Art
Date
4 August 1995 - 5 August 1995
Place
Mary Place Gallery, Paddington, NSW
Description

auction preview for Dalia Stanley Auctioneers, auction held 6 August 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
Herald outdoor art show 1953
Date
12 December 1953 - 20 December 1953
Place
Treasury Gardens, Melbourne, Australia
Description

Originally scheduled for 8-13 December 1953 but delayed by summer storms.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Society of Women Painters (NSW): Annual exhibition
Date
7 May 1931 - May 1931
Place
Education Department's Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition