Margaret Gurney - Dip
Art/Grad Dip Com. Ed/Dev
A love of drawing and painting
has been a natural part of Margaret's life from her earliest days.
Her contemporary style continues to develop, emphasising strong
shapes, form and glowing, intuitive colour. She is
versatile, working in oils, watercolours, mixed media and drawing.
Her study of art has been
continuous; Graphic Design at Swinburne, Post Graduate Community
Education, Art Study tours of the Mediterranean, Europe, Egypt,
Isreal, North America and Asia. Margaret worked as a graphic
designer, an art director, a lecturer and an Arts Education
Manager.
Throughout a life of painting,
she has exhibited widely in group and solo exhibitions in Victoria
and more recently America.
Her work is represented in
numerous private collections in Australia and overseas, she is an
exhibiting member of C.A.S., V.A.S., Beaumaris and Mentone Artists
Societies, and is also represented in the National Museum of Women
in the Arts, Washington, Archival file and the Women's Art
Register Melbourne.
Born into an artistic family, she
is the daughter of Australian war artist Alex Gurney, creator of
the legendary 'Bluey and Curley' cartoon. As a mother of two
children she freelanced as time allowed and it was during that
period she established and co-ordinated the Templestowe Community
Arts Centre for the City of Doncaster and Templestowe and was a
founding member of the Community Arts Network.
She paints with a deep passion
and for the sheer love of such a creative outlet. A burst of
colour and light to inspire, delight and remember is what she
hopes her paintings give to people.
Margaret Gurney -
Artistic Career
For details of Margaret Gurney's
Study, Exhibitions and Awards refer to her CV in PDF format.
Margaret
Gurney CV (PDF opens in a new window)
