Tori de Mestre b. 1951

  • Artist (Painter)
Contemporary painter and textile artist whose international exhibitions include the 13th International Tapestry Biennale in Switzerland in 1987. de Mestre lives on the South Coast of New South Wales.
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Born in 1951 in Wollongong, NSW, de Mestre studied painting at The National Art School, Sydney, before gaining her Diploma of Teaching from Melbourne State College. In 1992 de Mestre received her Masters of Creative Arts, focusing on painting and textiles, from the University of Wollongong. She has also completed workshops in Australia, Canada and Germany.
In 1987 de Mestre was awarded a grant by the Australia Council for the Arts Crafts Board for an Overseas study tour of Museums and Textile Collections in the USA, UK and Europe. In 1991 the Visual Art and Crafts Board awarded de Mestre an Artist-in-Residence in the Northern Territory.
de Mestre is represented in many collections, including the University of Wollongong, Artbank, Melbourne University, Queen Victorua Art Gallery and Museum, The Australian Embassy in Washington DC and private collections in Australia, UK and Switzerland. de Mestre has completed many commissions, including work for Lismore Private Hospital, Liverpool Hospital and Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital.

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Downer, Stella
Date written:
2007
Last updated:
2011

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Related collections
  • Private collections in Australia, United Kingdom and Switzerland (collected in)
  • Australian Embassy, Washington DC, USA (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Art Gallery and Museum, Launceston, Tas. (collected in)
  • Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, Stanthorpe, Qld. (collected in)
  • Ararat Regional Art Gallery, Ararat, Vic. (collected in)
  • Melbourne University, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Arts Access (collected in)
  • Victoria College (collected in)
  • Artbank (collected in)
  • University of Wollongong, NSW (collected in)
  • Private collections in Australia, United Kingdom and Switzerland (collected in)
  • Australian Embassy, Washington DC, USA (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Art Gallery and Museum, Launceston, Tas. (collected in)
  • Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, Stanthorpe, Qld. (collected in)
  • Ararat Regional Art Gallery, Ararat, Vic. (collected in)
  • Melbourne University, Vic. (collected in)
  • Arts Access (collected in)
  • Victoria College (collected in)
  • Artbank (collected in)
  • University of Wollongong, NSW (collected in)