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Vivienne Binns b. 1940

  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Painter)
Vivienne Binns has worked primarily as a painter, but has also continually worked across media and contexts. She worked almost exclusively with enamelling for a period from the late 1960s to mid 1970s, and extensively in the area of community arts throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. She was a founding member of the Sydney Women's Art Movement and is probably best known for early work with strong feminist themes.
  • Biographical Data b. 1940 Wyong, NSW
  • Biography 1 biography
  • Associates 10 people
  • Groups 2 groups
  • Works 23 works
  • Exhibitions 33 exhibitions
  • Collections 8 collections
  • Recognitions 5 recognitions
  • References 3 references
  • received
    1991 Artist residency - Australia Council studio, Tokyo.
    Dates
    1991
    Recognition type
    Award
  • received
    Australian Artists Fellowship
    Dates
    1990
    Recognition type
    Award
    Description

    Also 1993

  • received
    Ros Bower Memorial Medal
    Dates
    1986
    Recognition type
    Award
    Description

    For Visionary Contribution to Community Art

  • received
    Order of Australia
    Dates
    1983
    Recognition type
    Award
    Description

    For Service to Art and Craft

    Note

    Medal

  • received
    Visual Arts Board travel grant
    Dates
    1977
    Recognition type
    Award
    Description

    Also 1978

    Note

    Medal

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