1875 Born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
1889 Migrated to Australia with family, aged 14
1892-99 Studied at the National Gallery School, Melbourne
1899 Awarded a National Gallery Travelling Scholarship
1916-26 Founded and ran the Meldrum School of Painting 
1926-31 Lived in France
1931 Returned to Australia and opened a new school in Collins Street, Melbourne
1939 Winner, Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 
1940 Winner, Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 
1955 Died at Kew, Melbourne, on 6 June 1955, aged 79

Awards
1899 Travelling Scholarship
1939, 40 Archibald Prize

Collections
National Gallery of Australia and all state and territory galleries 

Sources: 
Colin Colahan (ed.), Max Meldrum: His art and views, Melbourne: Alexander McCubbin, 1919
James Gleeson, Aspects of Australian art: 1900–1940, Canberra: Australian National Gallery, 1978
Peter and John Perry, Max Meldrum and associates: Their art, lives and influences, Castlemaine: Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, 1996