Howard Matthews

Also known as Howard W Matthews
  • Artist (Painter)
Mathews began his exhibition career in Melbourne at Riddell's Art Gallery as early as 1939 following study at the National Gallery School. He continued to exhibit with the Melbourne Contemporary Artists group. An exhibition at Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 1941, also shows 38 pictures by an "H. Mathews".
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exhibited at
Past Students of the National Gallery
Date
15 October 1946 - c.October 1946
Place
Myer Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
Description

“PAST STUDENTS OF GALLERY DEPART FROM TRADITION.” “An exhibition of pictures by past students of the National Art Gallery will be opened by Lady Brookes in the Myer Gallery at 2.30 p.m.tomorrow.” The Herald, 14 October, 1946, p.11.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Flower paintings: by well known artists
Date
30 April 1946 - 18 May 1946
Place
Myer Art Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Contemporary Art Society's Anti-Fascist Exhibition
Date
4 January 1943 - 25 January 1943
Place
Royal South Australian Society of Arts Gallery, Adelaide, SA
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Anti-Fascist Exhibition
Date
8 December 1942 - 18 December 1942
Place
Athenaeum Art Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Exhibition of paintings by Howard W Matthews
Date
18 July 1939 - 29 July 1939
Place
Riddell Galleries, Melbourne, Vic.
Description

At Riddell’s Art Gallery, 180 Little
Collins street, Alderman G. F. Carden
will open an exhibition of paintings by
Mr. Howard W. Matthews at 3 p m. to-
day. The work consists of oil paintings,
portraits landscapes, and flower studies.
Mr. Matthews was for some time a
student at the National Gallery drawing
and painting school. His work received
some commendation there.

Type
Exhibition

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References [<ExternalResource: "38 PICTURES, BY H. MATHEWS." Sydney Morning Herald, 23 April 1941, p.6>, <ExternalResource: Alan McCulloch, "Ex-Gallery Students Show", The Argus, 15 October, 1946, p.3.>] [<ExternalResource: "38 PICTURES, BY H. MATHEWS." Sydney Morning Herald, 23 April 1941, p.6>]