Lina Bryans b. 26 September 1909

Also known as Lina Hallenstein
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
A somewhat peripatetic artist whose wanderlust took her to Europe, America and Central Australia, Lina Bryans was noted for her landscapes and her abstract modernism.
Tags: Melbourne modernism
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exhibited at
Look, Look Again
Date
20 October 2011 - 15 December 2012
Place
Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Description

Exhibition showcasing highlights from the Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art (CCWA), which was gifted to the University of Western Australia in 2007. A companion publication titled 'Into the Light’ that documented the history and key works of the CCWA was released to coincide with the exhibition, which also featured a symposium – 'Are we there yet?’ – discussing women’s participation in art and art history and the future of feminism in the arts.

Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.lwgallery.uwa.edu.au/exhibitions/past/look-look-again
exhibited at
Modern Australian Women: paintings and prints 1925-1945
Date
24 November 2000 - 25 February 2001
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

Then national tour

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
In the picture: creative Australians from the National Library's portrait collection
Date
11 July 1995 - 15 January 1996
Place
National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
A l'hombre des jeunes filles et des fleurs: In the shadow of young girls and flowers
Date
10 March 1995 - 28 May 1995
Place
Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla , Vic.
Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Review
Date
8 March 1995 - 8 June 1995
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

Speaking of Women, four guest lectures; by Nancy Underhill, Ann Thomson, Margo Neale, Joan Kerr; held over successive Fridays, 10-31 March 1995, by the Art Gallery Society.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Colonial Pastime to Contemporary Profession: 150 years of Australian Women's Art
Date
8 March 1995 - July 1995
Place
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas.
Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Beyond the Picket Fence: Australian women's art in the National Library collections
Date
8 March 1995 - 8 June 1995
Place
National Library of Australia, Canberra
Description

Opened by Andrea Stretton, 7 March 1995.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
Website
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/127516441
exhibited at
In the Company of Women: 100 years of Australian women's art from the Cruthers collection
Date
16 February 1995 - 13 March 1995
Place
PICA (Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts), WA
Description

Opened by Dr Liz Constable MLA, Member for Floreat, 15 February 1995

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
The babe is wise: Lina Bryans and her portraits
Date
5 February 1995 - 25 March 1995
Place
Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic.
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Ian Potter University of Melbourne exhibition archive; State Library of Victoria catalogue; AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
The babe is wise: Lina Bryans and her portraits. Parkville, Vic: University of Melbourne, Museum of Art, 1995
ISBN 0732507464

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Painting, National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Lina Bryans: a retrospective exhibition
Date
1983
Place
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS
Description

Organised by the NGV and toured to: Banyule Gallery; Ballarat Fine Art Gallery; Geelong Art Gallery. An exhibition of 50 works by Lina Bryans.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
TMAG annual report; UTAS catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Minchin, Jan, Lina Bryans : a retrospective exhibition. Melbourne : National Gallery of Victoria, 1982.
ISBN 072410092X

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Painting
exhibited at
Retrospective
Date
1982
Place
National Gallery of Victoria, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Project 21: Women's Images of Women
Date
15 October 1977 - 13 November 1977
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Australian Women Artists, One Hundred Years 1840 -1940
Date
2 September 1975 - 27 September 1975
Place
Melbourne University, Ewing and George Paton Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
Description

Touring exhibition, curated by Janine Burke at the Ewing & George Paton Galleries for International Women’s Year, then shown at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Newcastle City Art Gallery and Art Gallery of South Australia.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
International Women's Year
exhibited at
Solo Exhibition
Date
1966
Place
Georges Gallery
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Flower paintings: by well known artists
Date
30 April 1946 - 18 May 1946
Place
Myer Art Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Contemporary Art Society: Exhibition 1942
Date
4 August 1942 - 15 August 1942
Place
Athenaeum Art Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Art of Australia 1788-1941
Date
1941
Place
Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Herald Exhibition of Outstanding Pictures
Date
1937
Description
Type
Exhibition

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