Fairview Art Collection
 The Fairview Historic Home at night | |
| Founder | Thomas Murrell |
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| Website | fairviewofsubiaco |
The Fairview Art Collection is a private art collection in Subiaco, Western Australia. The collection's stated goal is to raise the profile of Australian women painters by preserving and exhibiting their work.[1]
Collection
The collection comprises ceramics, sculpture and fine art from both established and lesser-known Australian artists, with an emphasis on the work of 20th-century Australian women painters.[2] The collection is curated by former ABC broadcaster Thomas Murrell and can be viewed by appointment. It was exhibited in regional galleries during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Artists with work in the Fairview Art Collection include:[4]
- Carole Ayres
- Joan Bayliss
- Genevieve Berry
- Jessamine Buxton
- Christine Davis
- Phyllis Faldon
- Margaret Frew
- Mavis Lightly
- Lene Makwana
- May O’Neill
- Joy Tomcala
- Marie Tuck
- Mary Millicent Wigg
- Aurelie Yeo
- Deborah Zibah
Fairview Historic Home
The Fairview Art Collection is housed in the Fairview Historic Home, a Queen Anne federation villa built in 1915.[5] Part of the larger Chesters estate heritage precinct, the building is classified by both the National Trust and Subiaco Local Heritage Survey as a place of historical significance.[6] It is also noted for its well-preserved leadlight windows and rose garden.[7]
References
- ↑ "Collector draws attention to hidden women artists". West Australian Newspapers Limited. Wanneroo Times. November 25, 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ↑ McNeill, Sarah (19 February 2021). "Storied Collection Brings Heartfelt Joy". Subiaco Post.
- ↑ Barbas, Nicolette (1 December 2020). "Forgotten Artists in Exhibition". Bunbury Herald.
- ↑ "Fairview Art Collection". Design and Art Australia Online. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ↑ Prka, Rhys (9 November 2020). "Four Walls Filled with a Lifetime of Stories". West Australian Newspapers Limited. The West Australian. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ↑ "Place No 04067". Heritage Council of WA – Places Database. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ↑ Whitely, Andrea (July 2021). "Heritage, roses and art in leafy Subiaco". Australian Garden History Journal. 33 (1): 16–18.
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