Reg Preston b. 1917

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  • Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic.
    Description

    The VCA Art Collection spans the entire history of the College and its predecessor, the National Gallery School of Art (first opened in 1867).

    Comprising painting, sculpture, photography and works on paper, most works are by students, staff or alumni.

    DAAO has a separate entry for The Margaret Lawrence Australian Ceramics Collection. It was bequeathed to the VCA Collection in 2004.

    Website
    http://www.unimelb.edu.au/culturalcollections/collections/visualarts.html#vca
  • Jan Feder Memorial Ceramics Collection
    Description

    The Jan Feder Memorial Ceramics Collection was named for alumna Jan Feder. It is a sub-collection of the Federation University Art Collection.

  • The Margaret Lawrence Australian Ceramics Collection at VCA
    Description

    Held by Victorian College of the Arts

    A Shelsher, S Manning, P Drysdale, N French, S Thomas, L Blakebrough, S Black, A Halford, K Pate, A Mercer, G Bish, Jenny John, S Shigeo, A Geroe, B Samuels, Koji Hoashi, P Rushforth, A Lowe, G Nichols, O Rye, S Bowers, G Wedd, S Benwell, B Swarbrick, Joe Szirer, A M Boyd, W M Boyd, H Hughan, R Preston, G Reynell, B Emmerichs, G Daly, David Ray, P Venables, A Peascod, D Halpern.

  • John Nixon Collection
    Description

    John Nixon collected domestic ceramic ware including those by artists working in and around Melbourne throughout the 1950s, 60s and 70s.

    200 pieces of individual ceramics were exhibited in 'Studio Pottery from the John Nixon Collection’, Deakin University Art Gallery, 2018

    Website
    https://issuu.com/deakinadvancementcomms/docs/duag194_nixon-all-web

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Related collections
  • Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Jan Feder Memorial Ceramics Collection (collected in)
  • The Margaret Lawrence Australian Ceramics Collection at VCA (collected in)
  • John Nixon Collection (collected in)
  • Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Jan Feder Memorial Ceramics Collection (collected in)
  • The Margaret Lawrence Australian Ceramics Collection at VCA (collected in)