Eileen Mayo b. 1906

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Designer (Graphic Designer)
Female artist of the Slade School and Académie Montmartre who studied under Henry Moore and Ferdinand Léger. Mayo briefly produced tourist posters in Australia after travelling from England and before migrating to New Zealand.
Tags: Poster design, Postage stamp
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exhibited at
Review
Date
8 March 1995 - 8 June 1995
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

Speaking of Women, four guest lectures; by Nancy Underhill, Ann Thomson, Margo Neale, Joan Kerr; held over successive Fridays, 10-31 March 1995, by the Art Gallery Society.

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
Trust the Women,
Date
24 February 1995 - 2 April 1995
Place
S. H. Ervin Gallery, National Trust of Australia (NSW), Sydney, NSW
Description

Touring exhibition (selected works from Sydney show). S. H. Ervin show Opened by Annita Keating, 23 February 1995. Broken Hill City Art Gallery show opened by Councillor Fran McKinnon, 29 June 1995.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
The Other Side of the Coin: Women artists from the Albury collection
Date
3 February 1995 - 26 February 1995
Place
Albury Regional Art Centre, Albury, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Project 39: Women's imprint
Date
1 October 1982 - 31 October 1982
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales
Type
Exhibition
Tags
Women and the Arts Festival

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References [<ExternalResource: John Gainsborough (1 January 1994), '"Dame Eileen Mayo"'.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, 'Tourism poster, 'Discover... Australia'', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, A. (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art', Second edition, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Hetherington, Michelle (1999), 'Follow the Sun - Australian Travel Posters 1930s-1950s NLA 1999', National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: See Dictionary of Australian Artists files and New Zealand catalogue on Mayo's life and work. Information sourced from, Kerr, Joan.>, <ExternalResource: Baddeley, Catalogue, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, page 5.>, <ExternalResource: The Children's Circus Book with pictures by Eileen Mayo & Wyndham Payne. P.R. Gawthorn Ltd, London, 1935>] [<ExternalResource: John Gainsborough (1 January 1994), '"Dame Eileen Mayo"'.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, 'Tourism poster, 'Discover... Australia'', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, A. (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art', Second edition, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Hetherington, Michelle (1999), 'Follow the Sun - Australian Travel Posters 1930s-1950s NLA 1999', National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: See Dictionary of Australian Artists files and New Zealand catalogue on Mayo's life and work. Information sourced from, Kerr, Joan.>, <ExternalResource: Baddeley, Catalogue, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, page 5.>]