BIOGRAPHY
EXHIBITIONS
Exhibited extensively in group, joint and solo exhibitions both nationally and internationally throughout her entire career. She also exhibited with the Contemporary Group from 1933 to 1959 and the Society of Artists from 1930 to 1965. Since her death in 1975, Rehfisch’s work has also been included in many shows of Australian art at both commercial and public galleries.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1933 Paintings by Alison Rehfisch, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
1939 European Paintings by Alison Rehfisch, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
1946 Recent Paintings by Alison Rehfisch, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
1949 Exhibition of Paintings – Alison Rehfisch, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
1958 Exhibition of Paintings – Alison Rehfisch, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney†
SELECTED JOINT EXHIBITIONS
1933 Joint Exhibition with George Duncan, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
1958 Joint Exhibition with George Duncan, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
1976 Retrospective Exhibition – Alison Rehfisch and George Duncan, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
1978 George Duncan and Alison Rehfisch, Deuscher Galleries, Melbourne
1982 George Duncan and Alison Rehfisch, Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane†
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1929 A Younger Group of Modern Painters – Dora Jarret, Alison Rehfisch, Arthur Murch and Neville Barker, Blaxland Galleries, Sydney
1934 Six Colonial Artists – Alison Rehfisch, George Duncan, Elaine Haxton, Gerald Lewers, Willem Hendikz and John Wright, Cooling Galleries, London
1938 150 Years of Australian Art, National Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
1945 An Exhibition of Present Day Australian Artists, Town Hall, Melbourne
1946 Australian Women Painters, National Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
1951 Three Studios Exhibition – George Duncan, Alison Rehfisch and Arthur Murch, David Jones’ Art Gallery, Sydney
1960 ‘Women’s Achievements in the Arts’ – National Council of Women in NSW Arts and Letters Committee Exhibition, David Jones’ Art Gallery, Sydney
1975-1976 Australian Women Artists, One Hundred Years 1840-1940, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
1995 Australian Women Artists of the 20th Century, Penrith Regional Art Gallery
In the Company of Women – 100 Years of Australian Women’s Art from the Cruthers Collection, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth
2001 Modern Australian Women – Paintings and Prints 1925-1945, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide†
AWARDS
1929 Royal Art Society Prize for Still Life
COLLECTIONS
Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
National Art Gallery of Australian, Canberra
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
Newcastle Regional Gallery, Newcastle
Many regional and university collections across Australia
Private Collections in Australia and Overseas
† Power, Rachel Alison Rehfisch, The Beagle Press, 2002. Please see for full exhibition history.
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