Wendy Paramor b. 12 December 1938

  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
Wendy Paramor was the only woman painter and sculptor to flourish in the hard edge colour field abstractionist Central Street. She died young, of cancer, at a time when this art was out of fashion. More recently her oeuvre has been reassessed and she is now recognised as a significant artist of her time.
Tags: Colour field, Abstract painting, Hard edge, Formalist
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Name
Wendy Paramor
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Brickie (ANZSIC code: 301) c.1965 - c.1966
Tags:
Colour field
Abstract painting
Hard edge
Formalist
Birth date
12 December 1938
Birth place
Melbourne, Victoria
Death date
28 November 1975
Death place
Woollahra, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • 1956 - 1975
Residence
  • 1938 - 1943 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1943 - 1960 Sydney, NSW
  • 1960 - 1963 Europe, United States of America, United Kingdom (travel)
  • 1963 - 1966 Sydney, NSW
  • 1966 - 1975 Hoxton Park, New South Wales
Training
  • Art, c.1954 - c.1958 East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1958 Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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References [<ExternalResource: McGillick, Paul (2000), 'Paramor, Wendy (1938 - 1975)', Melbourne, Vic : Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 15, Melbourne University Press, p. 565.>, <ExternalResource: Briggs, Cecily (et al) (2000), 'Wendy Paramor : Lost and found', Casula, NSW : Casula Powerhouse.>, <ExternalResource: Finemore, Brian (ed.) (1968), 'The Field', Melbourne, Vic : National Gallery of Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: 'Artist Wendy her own "brickie"', Sun (Sydney) 23 September 1968>] [<ExternalResource: McGillick, Paul (2000), 'Paramor, Wendy (1938 - 1975)', Melbourne, Vic : Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 15, Melbourne University Press, p. 565.>, <ExternalResource: Briggs, Cecily (et al) (2000), 'Wendy Paramor : Lost and found', Casula, NSW : Casula Powerhouse.>, <ExternalResource: Finemore, Brian (ed.) (1968), 'The Field', Melbourne, Vic : National Gallery of Victoria.>]