Discover more about Western Australian Art History with presentations by three researchers working at UWA. Maria Brown, PhD Candidate at ALVA, is writing her doctoral thesis on Art and Artists in Perth 1950-2000. Her research explores critical points in Western Australian art history, and in this presentation she focuses on the years 1953 and 1975 for their rich social and cultural significance.

Dr Janice Lally will discuss the work of Dr Sally Quin who researched the work of Elise Blumann the subject of the Gallery’s current exhibition Elise Blumann: An émigré artist in Western Australia 1938-1948 and the accompanying publication Bauhaus on the Swan, which is the first major art historical study of the painter.

Lee Kinsella is currently preparing an exhibition and monograph on Perth artist Miriam Stannage to be presented at LWAG in 2016. Stannage is one of Western Australia’s most important and respected artists and has been exhibiting in Perth since the 1960s. Her powerful conceptual works continue to intrigue and challenge audiences today.

PROGRAM:
1:00-1:05 Introduction / welcome
1:05- 1:20 (15 mins) Maria Brown (WA 1953 and 1975)
1:20- 1:35 (15 mins) Janice Lally (Elise Blumann)
1:35-1:50 (15 mins) Lee Kinsella (Miriam Stannage)
1:50-2:00pm Questions