Janet Laurence b. 1947

Also known as Janet Lawrence
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sculptor and installation artist, Janet Laurence is probably best known for her site-specific architectural collaborations including 'Edge of the Trees' with Fiona Foley for the Museum of Sydney and the Australian War Memorial for London's Hyde Park. A former trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, in 2006 Laurence was awarded a Churchill Fellowship and in 2008 was undertaking a PhD in Architecture at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
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  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld
  • New Parliament House Collection, Canberra, ACT
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Description

    The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
    It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

    Website
    https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/

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Related collections
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • New Parliament House Collection, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • New Parliament House Collection, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)