Lesley Dumbrell b. 1941

  • Artist (Painter)
Throughout her sustained career Lesley Dumbrell’s painting has been characterised by precise, geometric abstraction. In 1974, at a time when women artists found it difficult to be taken seriously, she was a participant in the ground breaking exhibiiton, A Room of One’s Own, and also founded the Women’s Arr Register.
Tags: Abstract art, Feminism, geometric abstraction, Colour field painting
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Name
Lesley Dumbrell
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Lecturer in art (painting) (ANZSIC code: 810) 1966 - 1968 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Melbourne, Vic.
  • Lecturer in painting (part time) (ANZSIC code: 810) 1980 - 1983 Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Lecturer in painting (part time) (ANZSIC code: 810) 1984 - 1985 Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic.
Tags:
Abstract art
Feminism
geometric abstraction
Colour field painting
Birth date
1941
Birth place
Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • 1969 -
Residence
  • 1941 - 1990 Melbourne, VIC
  • 1990 - 2002 Bangkok, Thailand
  • 2002 - 2010 Strathbogie ranges, VIC
  • 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand
Training
  • Diploma in art (painting), 1959 - 1962 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Vic.
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Related collections
  • Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • QAGOMA, Southbank, QLD (collected in)
  • Artbank, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • QAGOMA, Southbank, QLD (collected in)