Jean Appleton b. 1911

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Appleton was a painter and craftworker who studied at East Sydney Technical College and at the Westminster School, London. After seeing French sculptor Maillol's work 'The Cyclist' she was inspired to try sculpture and consequently studied under Eric Schilsky in London.
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exhibited at
BRAG 200x200
Date
27 March 2015 - 14 June 2015
Place
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, NSW
Description

BRAG 200X200 features 200 paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, ceramics, photographs, installations and new media works drawn from Bathurst Regional Art Gallery’s permanent collection.

exhibited at
Modern Australian Women: paintings and prints 1925-1945
Date
24 November 2000 - 25 February 2001
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

Then national tour

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Eveolution: An exhibition of women's art from the Newcastle Region Art Gallery collection
Date
9 March 1995 - June 1995
Place
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description

Opened by Deborah Mills and the Lord Mayor of Newcastle, 8 March 1995.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
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
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Works from the UNSW Print Collection: Joyce Allen, Jean Appleton, Sue Buckley and Elizabeth Rooney
Date
8 March 1995 - June 1995
Place
University of New South Wales Library, Kensington, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Women Artists from the Collection
Date
27 January 1995 - 30 April 1995
Place
Lewers Bequest & Penrith Regional Art Gallery, Emu Plains, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Grace Cossington Smith and other women artists from the collection
Date
21 October 1982 - 14 November 1982
Place
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Tags
Women and the Arts Festival
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
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
An exhibition of Women's achievements in the Arts
Date
31 August 1960 - 9 September 1960
Place
David Jones Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Women Painters: 1st Annual Exhibition
Date
22 July 1958 - 1 August 1958
Place
Bissietta Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Exhibition of Australian women painters
Date
4 August 1946 - 18 August 1946
Place
National Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW
Description

Exhibition of works by women painters and portraits of distinguished Australian women by male artists. Held in conjunction with the second conference of the Australian Women’s Charter.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Exhibition of paintings by women artists
Date
13 October 1943 - 25 October 1943
Place
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
NSW Society of Arts and Crafts
Date
1939
Place
Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Glasgow Exhibition
Date
1938
Place
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition

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