Elwyn Lynn (1917-1997)

BIOGRAPHY
1917 Born Canowindra NSW
1938-41 BA, Dip Ed, Sydney University and Sydney Teachers' College
Lynn began painting in the mid-forties. He has not had any formal art training.
1942-68 Taught in NSW High Schools, mainly English and History
1955-69 Editor of CAS Broadsheet
1963 Art critic, Sunday Mirror
1963-68 President of the Contemporary Art Society of Australia (NSW Branch)
1964-65 Art critic, The Australian
1966-73 Art critic, The Bulletin
1966-78 Associate Editor of Quadrant. Editor from Jan 78 - Aug 1981
1969 Art critic, The Nation
1969-83 Curator of Power Gallery of Contemporary Art, Power Institute of Fine Arts
1973,75,77 Australian Correspondent, Manifestation Biennale et Internationale des Jeunes Artistes, Paris.
1975-81 Advisor to Ljublijana Pàrint Biennale, Yugoslavia
1975 Awarded Membership of the Order of Australia
1976-80 Chairman of the Visual Arts Board
1977 Prepared script for ABC film "Sidney Nolan at Sixty", directed by Brian Adams, commentary by Lord (Kenneth) Clark
1977 Mid career retrospective exh. 50 works, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney1989 Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of Sydney1983-95 Art critic, The Weekend Australian1993 Elwyn Lynn Conference Room (Selected paintings), College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales
1994 Emeritus Award, Australia Council1997 Died in Sydney (January)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Since 1958, Elwyn Lynn has had 49 solo exhibitions in Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane, Melbourne,Adelaide, Perth and Cologne,Germany, including the 1991 Retrospective 1956 -1990 at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Wagga City Art Gallery and Bathurst City Art Gallery.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Since 1947 Elwyn Lynn has participated in over 150 Group exhibitions in Australia, New Zealand, England, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Indonesia, Warsaw, Poland and Cologne.

PRIZES
1957 Blake, Bathurst and Mosman Prizes
1961 Marrickville Prize
1962 Wagga Wagga and Campbelltown Prizes
1963 Muswellbrook, Wollongong and Young Prizes
1964 Rockdale and Wollongong Prizes
1965 RAS Modern Prize and Sidney Myer Charity Trust Prize
1966 Robin Hood Prize
1976 Festival of Fisher's Ghost Prize, Cambelltown
1980 Trustees' Watercolour Prize, Art Gallery of NSW
1983 Trustees' Watercolour Prize, Art Gallery of NSW
1985 Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of NSW
1987 University of NSW Purchase Prize
1988 Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of NSW
1992 Awarded Atelier at Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris

COLLECTIONS
Art Gallery of New South Wales
National Gallery of Australia
Queensland Art Gallery
Art Gallery of South Australia
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Art Gallery of Western Australia
National Gallery of Victoria
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
Auckland City Art Gallery, New Zealand
National Gallery of Malaysia
Araluen Centre, Alice Springs
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
Bendigo Regional Art Gallery
Broken Hill City Art Gallery
Heide Park and Art Gallery, Melbourne
Penrith Regional Art Gallery
Maitland City Art Gallery
Mosman Council Collection
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Muswellbrook Regional Gallery
Newcastle Regional Gallery
Orange Regional Gallery
Wollongong City Gallery
Brisbane College of Advanced Education
Edith Cowan University
College of Fine Arts, University of NSW
Monash University
University of Sydney
University of Newcastle
University of New South Wales
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
University of Western Australia
BHP Collection
National Bank of Australia Collection