Mary Macqueen:
A Retrospective

Drawn from both private and public collections Australia-wide, this retrospective exhibition surveys the life and works of modern Australian artist, Mary Macqueen.

Born in Melbourne in 1912, Mary Macqueen became widely appreciated for her expressive, gestural and experimental style in drawing, painting and printmaking. After working primarily in isolation following brief stints of study at Swinburne Technical College, Macqueen’s celebrated figurative style developed deeply after attending George Bell’s art classes in 1944.

Her fascination with French Fauvist painter Raoul Dufy’s “rapid calligraphic draughtsmanship and light-hearted decorative style” continued to intensify into her later years, revealing “not only a great graphic skill but a sensitive and vital response to the world around her.” ¹

1. Adapted from the Biography of Mary Macqueen, Charles Nodrum Gallery

ENTRY TO THIS EXHIBITION IS FREE