Madonna Staunton b. 6 October 1938

  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Painter)
Madonna Staunton, who spent all her working life in Brisbane, was best known for her precise, assemblages and collages, but she also painted. Her works are characterised by their small scale, and the way they encouraged viewers to contemplate their many visual possibilities.
Tags: Collage, Assemblage, Mixed media
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exhibited at
Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to now Part 1
Date
14 November 2020 - 4 July 2021
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

Know My Name is an exhibition in two parts at the National Gallery of Australia. It is the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of work by women, presented in a thematic rather than chronological form. It reveals relationships between the present and the past, relationships between artists, and common concerns.

Tags
Women artists, Feminism, Modernism, Indigenous, Painting, Video art, Multimedia, Photo-based art-work, Sculpture, Embroidery
Website
https://knowmyname.nga.gov.au/events/australian-women-artists-1900-now/
exhibited at
A l'hombre des jeunes filles et des fleurs: In the shadow of young girls and flowers
Date
10 March 1995 - 28 May 1995
Place
Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla , Vic.
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
exhibited at
Madonna Staunton: a survey 1966-1993
Date
1994
Place
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Description

Organised by QLD University of Technology. Shown at QAG and Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville. With assistance from the Regional Galleries Association of QLD

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
QAG annual report; UTAS catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Madonna Staunton : a survey, 1966-1993. Brisbane: Queensland University of Technology, c1994.
ISBN 0868564850

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Solo Survey, Mixed media
exhibited at
Osmosis
Date
17 July 1990 - 18 August 1990
Place
Garry Anderson Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Biennale of Sydney: European Dialogue
Date
12 April 1979 - 27 May 1979
Description

Curated by Nick Waterlow, European Dialogue featured 131 artists from 19 countries …

Type
Other event
Website
http://scanlines.net/node/3805
exhibited at
A recent work
Date
1979
Place
Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, QLD
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Institute of Modern Art exhibition archive

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Mixed media

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Related collections
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (collected in)