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Sybil Curtis b. 1943

Artist (Painter)

Sybil Curtis is a Brisbane based artist of industrial landscapes in oil on linen. She won the Bendigo Bank Tattersall's Art Prize in both 2001 and 2003.

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Name

Sybil Curtis

Gender

Female

Roles

Artist (Painter)

Other Occupation

Environmentalist / Geologist

Birth date

1943

Birth place

Canungra, QLD

Active Period

1983-

Residence

1971- Brisbane, QLD
1968 - 1970 Canberra, ACT
1961 - 1967 Brisbane, QLD
1955 - 1960 Southport, QLD
1943 - 1955 Canungra, QLD

Training

Bachelor of Science, 1967 University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (http://www.uq.edu.au/)

Languages

English

Initial Record Data Source

Faculty of the Built Environment, University of NSW

Copyright

Curtis, Sybil

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Related collections	Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane, QLD (collected in) Ironside State School, St Lucia, QLD (collected in) Queensland Coal Trust Resources Ltd, QLD (collected in) Allied Queensland Coal (collected in) Leighton Contractors, Sydney, NSW (collected in) Centennial Coal Co Ltd (collected in) Illawarra Coke Co, Thirroul, NSW (collected in) The Wesley Art Foundation, Auchenflower, QLD (collected in) Banksia Scientific (collected in) Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in) Brisbane City Hall Art Gallery & Museum, Brisbane, QLD (collected in) Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD (collected in) Faculty of Business, UTS Collection, Sydney, NSW (collected in) Ipswich City Council Regional Art Gallery, QLD (collected in) Redcliffe City Council, QLD (collected in) Gladstone Regional Art Gallery, Gladstone, QLD (collected in) The Centre Gallery (collected in) Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, Stanthorpe, QLD (collected in) Tattersall's Club (collected in)
Related recognitions	2003 Bendigo Bank Tattersall's Art Prize (received) Bendigo Bank Tattersall's Art Prize (received) Allied Queensland Coal, Aberdare Art Prize (received) 1989 Gold Coast City Conrad Jupiters Art Prize (received) 1982 Redcliffe Art Society, Redcliffe Award (received) Caltex City of Brisbane Art Award (painting) (received) Rotary Club of Noosa Art Exhibition (received)
Related events	A Guide to the Collection 1860-1990 (exhibited at) Queensland Women Artists in Profile (exhibited at) Suncorp Art Awards (exhibited at) Small Works, Wide Visions (exhibited at) Impressions of Mining (exhibited at) Artright for Tibet (exhibited at) Birthday Show (exhibited at) Gold Coast City Conrad Jupiters Art Prize (exhibited at) Images 2, Exhibition and Book Launch (exhibited at) Reference Point IV (exhibited at) Art Nineties (exhibited at) Nature, Traditional & Contemporary Visions (exhibited at) Pride and Place (exhibited at) Sulman Prize Exhibition (exhibited at) Sculpture 99 (exhibited at) Artfair 2000 (exhibited at) Women's Art (exhibited at) World Chemistry Congress (exhibited at) Tattersall's Club Art Prize Exhibition (exhibited at) Australian Bar Association - High Court Centenary Art Prize (exhibited at) ACAF (exhibited at) Last Days at Big Harry's Place (exhibited at) Women's Art (exhibited at) Women in Art Exhibition (exhibited at) 1st Birthday Show (exhibited at) Three Colours - Blue (exhibited at) Science Meets Art (exhibited at) Melbourne Art Fair (exhibited at) Three Colours - White (exhibited at) Australian Bar Association High Court Centenary Art Prize (exhibited at) Women in Art Exhibition (exhibited at) SMALL (exhibited at) Birthday Show (exhibited at) Art + Humour Too (exhibited at) Melbourne Art Fair (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition (exhibited at) Gold Coast City Art Prize (exhibited at) A Complementary Caste (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition (exhibited at) Solo Exhibition (exhibited at)

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