Muriel Shaw b. 1911

Also known as Mim Shaw, Muriel Florence Snell Shaw, Muriel Foote, Muriel Florence Snell Foote
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Painter and printmaker known by her nickname 'Mim'. A member of the Half Dozen Group of Artists in Brisbane, Shaw travelled extensively overseas and taught art for many years in Sydney and Brisbane. A regular student herself, Shaw studied printmaking, painting, pottery and design.
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Name
Muriel Shaw
Also known as:
  • Mim Shaw
  • Muriel Florence Snell Shaw
  • Muriel Foote
  • Muriel Florence Snell Foote
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Other Occupation
  • Teacher
Birth date
1911
Birth place
Ipswich, Qld
Death date
11 June 1990
Death place
Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Qld
Active Period
  • 1930 - 1989
Residence
  • 1971 - 1990 Brisbane, Qld
  • 1947 - 1971 Sydney, NSW
  • 1939 - 1947 Brisbane, Qld
  • 1938 - 1939 London, England, UK
  • 1935 - 1937 Sydney, NSW
  • 1911 - 1935 Brisbane, Qld
Training
  • 1987 - 1989 Elizabeth Duguid Art Classes, Brisbane, Qld
  • Fine Arts, 1979 - 1982 University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld
  • Mim visited Bali many times. In 1972 she visited Bali with a group from Brisbane organised by Denise Frangos. The Bali Adventure School stayed at Ubud and were taught by Nyoman Suradnay, a well known batik artist and painter. He has exhibited at the Craft Council, Sydney and Melbourne., 1972 Bali Adventure School, Ubud, Bali
  • 1965 Phyllis Shillito's Design Art School, Sydney, NSW
  • 1963 - 1965 Workshop Arts Centre, Willoughby, Sydney, NSW
  • Screenprinting, 1954 - 1955 Dora Sweetapple's Art School, Woollahra, Sydney, NSW
  • 1938 - 1939 Westminster Art School, Westminster, London, England, UK
  • Weaving, 1937 Jessie Robinson
  • 1935 - 1938 Adelaide Perry's School for Painting & Drawing, Sydney, NSW
  • 1933 L.J. Harvey Pottery Classes, Brisbane, Qld
  • 1930 - 1934 Vida Lahey's Painting & Drawing Classes, Brisbane, Qld
Languages
  • English

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Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Ceramist)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Other occupations
  • Teacher
  • Teacher
Alternative names
  • Mim Shaw
  • Muriel Florence Snell Shaw
  • Muriel Foote
  • Muriel Florence Snell Foote
  • Mim Shaw
  • Muriel Florence Snell Shaw
  • Muriel Foote
  • Muriel Florence Snell Foote
Related people
  • Lahey, Vida (associate of)
  • Harvey, L. J. (associate of)
  • Perry, Adelaide (associate of)
  • Blackburn, Vera (associate of)
  • Haefliger, Paul (associate of)
  • Angus, Max (associate of)
  • Angas, John Howard (associate of)
  • Shillito, Phyllis Sykes (associate of)
  • Pugh, Clifton (associate of)
  • Mayo, Daphne (associate of)
  • Sweetapple, Dora (associate of)
  • Cottew, Vera (associate of)
  • Passmore, John (associate of)
  • Meninsky, Bernard (associate of)
  • Hughes-Stanton, Blair (associate of)
  • Wilson, Eric (associate of)
  • Robinson, Jessie (associate of)
  • Shaw, James Graham (spouse of)
  • Shaw, Helen Jane (parent of)
  • Shaw, Margaret Evelyn (parent of)
  • Owen, Enislie (associate of)
  • Webb, Clifford (associate of)
  • Frangos, Denise (associate of)
  • Williamson, Alma (associate of)
  • Suradnay, Nyoman (associate of)
  • Underhill, Nancy (associate of)
  • Maynard, Margaret (associate of)
  • Makin, Jeff (associate of)
  • Robinson, Ella (associate of)
  • Lahey, Vida (associate of)
  • Harvey, L. J. (associate of)
  • Perry, Adelaide (associate of)
  • Blackburn, Vera (associate of)
  • Haefliger, Paul (associate of)
  • Angus, Max (associate of)
  • Angas, John Howard (associate of)
  • Shillito, Phyllis Sykes (associate of)
  • Pugh, Clifton (associate of)
  • Mayo, Daphne (associate of)
  • Sweetapple, Dora (associate of)
  • Cottew, Vera (associate of)
  • Passmore, John (associate of)
  • Meninsky, Bernard (associate of)
  • Hughes-Stanton, Blair (associate of)
  • Wilson, Eric (associate of)
  • Robinson, Jessie (associate of)
  • Shaw, James Graham (spouse of)
  • Shaw, Helen Jane (parent of)
  • Shaw, Margaret Evelyn (parent of)
  • Owen, Enislie (associate of)
  • Webb, Clifford (associate of)
  • Frangos, Denise (associate of)
  • Williamson, Alma (associate of)
  • Suradnay, Nyoman (associate of)
  • Underhill, Nancy (associate of)
  • Maynard, Margaret (associate of)
  • Makin, Jeff (associate of)
  • Robinson, Ella (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Red Cross (associate of)
  • Half Dozen Group of Artists (associate of)
  • Red Cross (associate of)
  • Half Dozen Group of Artists (associate of)
Related works
  • Ant Hills (Pine Creek, Central Australia) (creator of)
  • Homage to Cezanne (creator of)
  • The Plantation (creator of)
  • Ant Hills (Pine Creek, Central Australia) (creator of)
  • Homage to Cezanne (creator of)
  • The Plantation (creator of)
Related events
  • The Wesley Hospital 'Women in Art' Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • L.J. Harvey (exhibited at)
  • The Half Dozen Group of Artists Annual Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Royal Queensland Art Society, Group Show (exhibited at)
  • Mim Shaw Retrospective: c.1935-1989 (exhibited at)
  • A Group of Young Painters (exhibited at)
  • The Wesley Hospital 'Women in Art' Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • L.J. Harvey (exhibited at)
  • The Half Dozen Group of Artists Annual Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Royal Queensland Art Society, Group Show (exhibited at)
  • Mim Shaw Retrospective: c.1935-1989 (exhibited at)
  • A Group of Young Painters (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography
Contributors
  • 1937