Mona Byrnes b. 1923

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and photographer, was born in 1923 on the Hermannsburg Mission Station in the Northern Territory, home of the Aranda Aboriginal painters.
exhibited at
Mona Byrnes
Date
2001
Place
Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
Description

Retrospective of local artist

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
NT annual report;

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Painting
curator of
Albert Namatjira
Date
20 June 1984 - 14 July 1984
Place
Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Description

The first full retrospective of Albert Namatjira’s work was the exhibition that opened the Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs in 1984.
It was this exhibition that effectively transformed the reputation of Albert Namatjira with the southern critics who were able to see his work in context.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Aboriginal art, Re-assessment
exhibited at
A show of the Northern Territory's pioneer women artists
Date
1984
Place
Araluen Art Foundation, NT
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
A retrospective of Byrnes's work
Date
1983
Place
Northern Territory Museums and Art Galleris, Darwin, NT
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Perspectives: 1958-1983
Date
1983
Place
Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
Description

An exhibition of retrospective and current works by Mona Byrnes, (a friend of Albert Namatjira).

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

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Painting