Jon Molvig b. 1923

Also known as Helge John Molvig
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Apart from being one of Australia's major figurative expressionist painters, Jon Molvig became a significant inspiration for the art scene in Brisbane when he settled there in 1955.
Tags: Archibald Prize
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exhibited at
Jon Molvig 'The Eden industrial series'
Date
June 1962
Place
Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Recent Australian Painting
Date
June 1961 - July 1961
Place
Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK
Type
Exhibition
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Jon Molvig 1950-60
Date
March 1960
Place
Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Jon Molvig
Date
August 1959
Place
Little Paris Gallery, Double Bay, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Jon Molvig: Central Australian paintings
Date
April 1959
Place
Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane, Qld
Description
Type
Exhibition
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Jon Molvig 'Farewell show'
Date
December 1957
Place
Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane, Qld
Description
Type
Exhibition
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Jon Molvig
Date
October 1957
Place
Gallery of Contemporary Art, Melbourne, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Queensland Art 1957
Date
5 June 1957 - 15 June 1957
Place
Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Description

Also included works by Jon Molvig, Bronwyn Yeats, Pamela Macfarlane, Margaret Olley, Arthur Evan Read, Judy Cuppaidge, Mervyn Dods, Richard Werner, Aandrew Sibley, Roy Churcher and Charles Callins.

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Exhibition
exhibited at
The Jon Molvig Studio
Date
November 1956
Place
Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane, Qld
Description
Type
Exhibition
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Jon Molvig
Date
April 1956
Place
Johnstone Gallery Brisbane, Qld
Description
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Exhibition
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Ian Fairweather and Jon Molvig
Date
May 1955
Place
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Archibald Prize
Date
1955
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

ALSO: 1966 (Winner – portrait of Charles Blackman)

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Exhibition
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