Angela Abbott (b. 1940)

Biography

1940 Born in Melbourne
1960-61 Studied drawing at the National Gallery Art School, Melbourne, under Ian Armstrong
1966-67 Lived and worked in Central Australia
1969-73 Studied oil painting at the Victorian Artists' Society, under Shirley Bourne,
1984-85 Based in London, after being awarded the Alice Bale Art Traveling Scholarship; Study tours in France, Germany, Italy and Russia,
1990 By invitation, joined 'The Twenty Melbourne Painters Society Inc.'

Exhibitions

Has had a number of exhibitions in Australia since 1974, and was included as one of the 'Seven Painters' in Melbourne and Adelaide in the 1970s.
Solo exhibitions include:
1974 Rosalind Humphries Galleries
1976 Russell Davis Gallery
1981 Malvern Fine Art Gallery
1985, 88, 89 Victorian Artists’ Society Galleries
1989 Ararat Regional Gallery
1993, 98 Noel Stott Fine Art Gallery
2000 Adam Galleries
2003 Eva Breuer Art Dealer

Awards

Has received commendations in mixed exhibitions from Sir William Dargie, Louis Kahan, Elwyn Lynn and Fred Williams. Other awards include:
1983 Awarded the A.M.E. Bale Art Travelling Scholarship
2005 Annie Davison Oliver Award, through the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors

Activities

Fellow of the Victorian Artists' Society
Member of the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors
Member of the Twenty Melbourne Painters Society Inc.
Member of the Chelsea Arts Club, London
Teaches oil painting at Malvern Artists' Society and is an artist-in-residence at 'Montsalvat', Eltham

Represented

In private, civic and corporate collections in Australia and overseas.

Bibliography

‘Artists and Galleries of Australia and New Zealand', Max Germaine, 1979, Lansdowne, N.S.W.
‘A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia', Max Germaine, 1991, Craftsman House, N.S.W.
‘Who's Who of Australian Visual Artists', Thorpe in association with the National Association for the Visual Arts, 1991.
‘A Buyer's Guide to Australian Art'. Graham Ryles, 1992, Mandarin.
‘More than Just Gumtrees', Juliet Peers 1994. Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors; Dawn Revival Press.