Margaret Cilento b. 23 December 1923

Also known as Phyllis Margaret Cilento, Margaret Cilento-Maslen
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and printmaker. Resident of Queensland, New South Wales, America and Europe. Underhill firmly believes that Cilento should be acknowledged as introducing Abstract Expressionism to Brisbane.
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Name
Margaret Cilento
Also known as:
  • Phyllis Margaret Cilento
  • Margaret Cilento-Maslen
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
23 December 1923
Birth place
Sydney, NSW
Death date
2006
Active Period
  • c.1936 - c.2006
Residence
  • c.1965- Brisbane, Qld.
  • 1954 - 1965 London, England
  • July 1951 - 1954 Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Qld.
  • c.1949 - c.July 1951 France
  • c.1949 London, England
  • 1945 - 1949 New York, USA
  • c.1945 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1944 Ipswich, Qld
  • 1943 - 1944 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1923 - c.1943 Brisbane, Qld.
  • c.23 December 1923 - c.1923 Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Goldsmith College
  • Central School of Art
  • Ecole des Beaux Arts
  • The Subjects of the Artist School
  • 1943 - 1944 National Art School, East Sydney Technical College
  • Somerville House
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

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  • Wienholt, Anne (associate of)
  • Barker, Caroline (associate of)
  • Olley, Margaret (associate of)
  • Lee Brown, Mitty (associate of)
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  • Rosenstengel, Paula (associate of)
Related works
  • Design for Circus Mural (creator of)
  • Sunday (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • winning the Home Front section (received)
  • Wattle League Scholarship for Queensland artists (received)
Related events
  • Herald exhibition (exhibited at)
  • In Depth - Works from 1940s to 2001 : a retrospective of paintings, drawings and prints (exhibited at)
  • solo exhibition (exhibited at)
  • solo exhibition (exhibited at)
  • The Half Dozen Group of Artists (exhibited at)
  • Under 30 Group (exhibited at)
  • 'Australia at War' exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Art Society (exhibited at)