Victoria Mary Talbot facts for kids
Victoria Mary Talbot, born in 1931, is an Australian painter and illustrator. She started her career in Melbourne in 1958. She moved to London where she worked for the well-recognized solo-exhibitionist Arthur Jeffress' Gallery in 1961. This period were successful and became her great breakthrough. During this period, she also finished the portraits of The Duke of Bedford, Lady Astor and Princess Ujrvala Bistraw Shah. In 1962 she had her first solo exhibition in Paris. Several Exhibitions in Australia, which was completed in 1964. The travel desire brought her to Thailand, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Japan and America. After completing her exhibition in Los Angeles in 1965, she returned to London where she commissioned painting the Maharaja by Ciich-Behar. Her colourful and interesting life is reflected in her imaginative images, varied expressions from the observant and quality-conscious eye of an international connoisseur. Victoria Mary Talbot moved to Norway in November 1965, fell in love with the country and the tranquility. It has been numerous separate and collective exhibitions throughout much of the world.
1957 Melbourne Australian Galleries
1957 Sydney Terry-Clune Gallery
1961 London Arthur Jeffress Gallery
1962 Paris Jean Giraudoux Galerie
1963 Melbourne South Yarra Gallery
1964 London The Trafford Gallery
1964 London The Trafford Gallery
1967 Paris La Galerie Mouffe
1969 London The Trafford Gallery
1971 Asker Galleri Pan
1973 Melbourne South Yarra Gallery
1976 Oslo Galleri Galtung
1979 Oslo Galleri Galtung
1982 Oslo Galleri Galtung
1986 Elverum Glomdalsmuseet
1988 Melbourne Westpac Victorian
Arts Centre Trust
1989 Sydney Casey Galleries
1992 Oslo Galleri Galtung
1996 Shawnee Oklahoma Mabee & Gerrer
Museum of Art – USA
1998 Roma Galleria Lazzari
1999 Mantova Galleria Accademia, Italia
2005 Oslo Interiør-Galleriet
2011 Oslo Interiør-Galleriet
Representing
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Australian Mission, København
Learn more about Mary Talbot
This artist is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McCulloch, Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch-Childs. The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art. 4th Edition, Aus Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press, 2006. Page 934
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 659
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 433
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 371
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
