Thea Proctor b. 2 October 1879

Also known as Alethea Mary Proctor
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Designer (Graphic Designer)
A well known and well loved Australian artist, Thea Proctor was prolific both as an artist and designer. A prominent figure in the art scene she championed the ideas of 'taste' and 'style'.
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exhibited at
NSW Society of Artists
Place
Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The world of Thea Proctor
Date
2005
Place
National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Work of Art: Australian women writers and artists
Date
14 August 1995 - 11 February 1996
Place
State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Women and Art
Date
4 August 1995 - 5 August 1995
Place
Mary Place Gallery, Paddington, NSW
Description

auction preview for Dalia Stanley Auctioneers, auction held 6 August 1995

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
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
Eveolution: An exhibition of women's art from the Newcastle Region Art Gallery collection
Date
9 March 1995 - June 1995
Place
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description

Opened by Deborah Mills and the Lord Mayor of Newcastle, 8 March 1995.

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
A Century of Australian Women's Art (1880s-1990s)
Date
8 March 1995
Place
Angeloro Fine Art Galleries, Artarmon, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Trust the Women,
Date
24 February 1995 - 2 April 1995
Place
S. H. Ervin Gallery, National Trust of Australia (NSW), Sydney, NSW
Description

Touring exhibition (selected works from Sydney show). S. H. Ervin show Opened by Annita Keating, 23 February 1995. Broken Hill City Art Gallery show opened by Councillor Fran McKinnon, 29 June 1995.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
In the Company of Women: 100 years of Australian women's art from the Cruthers collection
Date
16 February 1995 - 13 March 1995
Place
PICA (Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts), WA
Description

Opened by Dr Liz Constable MLA, Member for Floreat, 15 February 1995

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
(solo show)
Date
1965
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1941
Place
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1935 - 1938
Place
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1932
Place
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Burdekin House Exhibition
Date
1928
Place
Burdekin House, Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
October 1927
Place
New Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
[Joint exhibition with Margaret Preston]
Date
1925
Place
Grosvenor Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Venice International Exhibition
Date
1912
Place
Venice, Italy
Description
Type
Exhibition
Franco-British Exhibition of Science, Arts and Industries, London
Date
14 May 1908 - 31 October 1908
Place
Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
Description

the Franco-British Exhibition of Science, Arts and Industries, London was held in 1908. Australia was represented with a “dedicated stand-along pavilion” with sections assigned to each state.

artists included:
Stephen Spurling III
W.G. Piguenit
Harriet Halligan
Anne Dorrington
Percy Stanway-Tapp
Sarah Furphy
Tom Roberts
Bertram Mackennal
Charles Hoffbauer
Theodora Cowan
Suzanne Gether
Muriel Binney
Elizabeth Williamson
Alfred East
Frances Hodgkins
Thea Proctor

Type
Exhibition
Tags
1908 Franco-British Exhibition
exhibited at
Women's Work Exhibition
Date
1907
Place
London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
Women's Work Exhibition
Date
1907
Place
Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Vic
Description

Sometimes referred to as Australian Exhibition of Women’s Work.

Type
Exhibition

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