Edith Lilla Holmes b. 9 March 1893

  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, she spent most of her life in Tasmania, but also exhibited in Melbourne where her work was popular in the 1930 and 1940s.
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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
Art, Gender, Identity: Work by women artists from the Devonport collection
Date
9 March 1995 - May 1995
Place
Devonport Gallery and Arts Centre, Devonport, Tas.
Description

Opened by Christine Milne, MHA, Leader of the Tasmanian Greens, 8 March 1995. Co-incided with 'Women’s Art Symposium’.

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
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
Edith Holmes, Dorothy Stoner: two retrospectives
Date
1983
Place
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS
Description

Organised by the TMAG and toured nationally.

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

Exhibition Catalogue:
Kolenberg, Hendrik, Edith Holmes, Dorothy Stoner : two retrospectives. Hobart : Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 1983.
ISBN 0724611568

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Duo, Painting
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
Edith Holmes: man and his art IV
Date
1970
Place
University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS
Description

Fine Arts Committee, University of Tasmania.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
National Library of Australia catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Edith Holmes: man and his art IV. [Hobart: University of Tasmania, 1970]
[16] p ; 21 cm

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Painting
exhibited at
(exhibition in Tasmania House)
Date
1958
Place
London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition

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