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Jon Molvig b. 1923

Also known as Helge John Molvig

Artist

Apart from being one of Australia's major figurative expressionist painters, Jon Molvig became a significant inspiration for the art scene in Brisbane when he settled there in 1955.

Tags: Archibald Prize

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exhibited at

Jon Molvig (1923-1970): A Queensland Modern

Date: July 2006
Place: Bruce Heiser Gallery, Brisbane, Qld
Description
Type: Exhibition

exhibited at

Jon Molvig: expressionist

Date

2003

Place

Drill Hall Gallery, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT

Description

A travelling exhibition developed by Newcastle Region Art Gallery. Funded by: Visions Australia; NSW Ministry for the Arts.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Drill Hall Gallery Web site: State library of QLD catalogue; info.anu.edu.au/mac/Drill_Hall_Gallery/Program_2003.asp#Molvig (05/08/03)

Exhibition Catalogue:
Jon Molvig: expressionist. Newcastle, [NSW]: Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, 2002
30 p : col ill, port ; 42 × 15

Type

Exhibition

Tags

Solo Survey, Painting

exhibited at

Jon Molvig: Expressionist

Date: August 2002
Place: Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description
Type: Exhibition

exhibited at

Molvig

Date

2002

Place

Brisbane City Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld

Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
BCAG exhibition archive; AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Jon Molvig: expressionist. Newcastle, [NSW]: Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, 2002
30 p : col ill, port ; 42 × 15 cm

Type

Exhibition

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Major Solo, Painting

A time remembered: Art in Brisbane 1950-1975

Date: 17 November 1995 - 28 January 1996
Place: Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Description
Type: Exhibition

exhibited at

Jon Molvig: selected painting and drawing

Date: July 1984
Place: Ray Hughes Gallery, Brisbane, Qld
Description
Type: Exhibition

exhibited at

Jon Molvig 1923-1970

Date: April 1984
Place: Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type: Exhibition

exhibited at

Jon Molvig retrospective

Date

1978

Place

Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW

Description

Organised by Newcastle Regional Gallery. A exhibition of 81 selected works from the 1948-1968 period presented by the Australian Gallery Directors Council Ltd as one of the Art Gallery’s contributions to the 1979 Festival of Perth. An illustrated catalogue was produced by the Newcastle Regional Gallery.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Newcastle Gallery exhibition archive; AGNSW archive index cards; AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Molvig. [Newcastle, NSW] : Newcastle Region Art Gallery, 1978
ISBN 0909115052

Type

Exhibition

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