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Sali Herman (1898-1993)
Biography
1898 Born in Switzerland
1916 Begins studies at the Zurich Technical School and Max Reinhardt private school
1918 First exhibition of watercolours at the Zurich Kunsthaus
1920 Wins a Carnegie Fund grant for a portrait of his sister Yetta Marries.
1922 Birth of son, Ted
1923 Birth of daughter, Ingeborg. Travels to West Africa and South America, and extensively throughout Europe in later years.
1929 Marries second wife, Paulette Briand, after separating from his first wife (in 1926). Moves to Geneva
1937 Emigrates to Australia, in response to disadvantages brought on by Nazi Germany, and a desire to concentrate on painting. Studies at the George Bell Studio, with fellow students Russell Drysdale and David Strachan, among others
1938 First Australian solo exhibition, Gino Nibbi's Leonardo Bookshop, Melbourne. Founding member of the Contemporary Art Society, which he regularly exhibits with until 1947
1939 First professional solo exhibition, Anthony Hordern's Art Gallery, Sydney
1940 Joins army
1941 Begins exhibiting in the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes
1944 Leaves army, but continues war themes in his paintings
1945 Awarded Wynne Prize for McElhone Stairs. Two works purchased by the Art Gallery of New South Wales: House, North Sydney 1944 and Kincumber 1945. Spends time in New Guinea, New Britain and Bougainville, where he paints. Included in the Present Day Australian Art exhibition organised by the Melbourne Herald, Town Hall, Melbourne. Appointed as official war artist
1946 Visits central Australia. Exhibits in UNESCO Exposition Internationale d' Art Moderne, Paris
1947 Awarded Sulman Prize for Natives Carrying Wounded Soldiers
1948 Awarded Geelong and Bendigo Art prizes
1949 Awarded Sulman Prize for The Drovers, and Bendigo Art Prize
1953 Travels to Europe, exhibits in London
1954-55 Visits central Australia, North Queensland and Torres Strait, Prince Wales Island, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Cairns and Dunk Island
1958 Awarded H.C. Richards Memorial Prize, Queensland Art Gallery
1959-60 Awarded a number of prizes in this period, including the Maitland Art Prize (which he wins again in 1962) and John McCaughey Prize, National Gallery of Victoria
1961 Significant retrospective exhibition, Argus Gallery, Melbourne. Exhibits in the U.S.
1962 Included in prominent touring survey shows from this time, notably the Tate Gallery exhibition of Australian art. First monograph on the artist published by Georgian House, Melbourne. Wynne Prize for The Devils Bridge, Rottnest
1964 Awarded Sir Charles Lloyd Jones Memorial Prize, Royal Easter Show, Sydney
1965 Awarded Wynne Prize for The Red House
1967 Awarded Wynne Prize for Ravenswood I. Travels in North Queensland result in a series of paintings on mining towns
1972 Wife Paulette dies
1979 Marries third wife, Wanda Williams
1981-82 Major retrospective, organised by the Art Gallery of New South Wales
1993 Died
Exhibitions
Over 30 solo and 135 group exhibitions throughout Australia and abroad, including a major retrospective that toured to state and regional galleries, 1981-82. In addition, Herman exhibited regularly with the Contemporary Art Society, the Contemporary Group, the Society of Artists and the Society of Realist Artists during their years of operation.
Awards
Selected awards include:
1944 Wynne Prize
1946 Sulman Prize
1948 Sulman Prize
1962 Wynne Prize
1965 Wynne Prize
1967 Wynne Prize
1971 OBE
Collections
National Gallery of Australia
Art Gallery of New South Wales
National Gallery of Victoria
Art Gallery of South Australia
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory
Queensland Art Gallery
Tasmania Museum and Art Gallery
Australian War Memorial
Bendigo Art Gallery
Newcastle Regional Art Gallery
Other regional, university and private collections
Source:
Pearce, B. (ed), Sali Herman retrospective, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1981
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