Margaret Dredge b. 1928

Also known as Margaret Vickery
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Born in 1928, Margaret Dredge did not have the opportunity to study art until the mid 1950s when she started studying painting with Inez Hutchinson. Early paintings were figurative and still life works, leading into abstraction, she quickly became involved in the Melbourne art scene. Dredge died in 2001.
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exhibited at
Black is the Colour...
Date
2 April 2010 - 26 May 2010
Place
Shoalhaven City Arts Centre, NSW
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Personal Journeys: 40 years of Australian Women's Abstract Art
Date
6 February 2009 - 1 April 2009
Place
Shoalhaven City Arts Centre, NSW
Description

Making of art as a personal journey that can take an artist from a simple idea to an obsession. How to give outward expression to the feelings and emotions involved in living and relating to people and the environment around you. 24 works by 14 artists drawn from the M G Dingle & G B Hughes Collection.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Margaret Dredge: Impulses of the Mind selected works 1985-2001
Date
19 July 2005 - 30 July 2005
Place
Span Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Margaret Dredge: An Abstract
Date
8 October 2003 - 15 November 2003
Place
ICON Museum of Art, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Outside Inside
Date
1992
Place
Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
CAE Artists
Date
1990
Place
Ministry of Arts Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Personal Directions
Date
1982
Place
Gryphon Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Type
Exhibition
Tags
Gryphon Gallery
exhibited at
Henry Worland Memorial Print Award
Date
1981
Place
Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Printmaking Exhibition
Date
1980
Place
Profile Gallery
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 21st Exhibition
Date
1978
Place
Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Group Exhibition
Date
1977
Place
Clive Parry Gallery, Beaumaris, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Pioneer Art Award
Date
1976
Place
Swan Hill Gallery, Swan Hill, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Shire of Flinders Art Award
Date
1976
Place
Shire of Flinders, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Mask Show
Date
1976
Place
Mildura Art Centre, Mildura, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, 19th Exhibition
Date
1975
Place
Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Inez Hutchison Award
Date
1970
Place
Beaumaris Art Group Studio, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Corio Prize
Date
1966
Place
Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Crouch Prize
Date
1966
Place
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Beaumaris Art Group annual exhibitions
Date
1961
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Melbourne Contemporary Artists Group exhibitions
Date
1961 - 1965
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Contemporary Artists Society Group exhibitions
Date
1961 - 1969
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Other occupations
  • Tutor (ANZSIC code: P)
  • Teacher (ANZSIC code: 8102)
  • Tutor (ANZSIC code: P) (Tutor Council of Adult Education 1976 - 1996)
  • Teacher (ANZSIC code: 8102) (Teacher Beaumaris Art group 1961 - 1976)
Alternative names
  • Margaret Vickery
  • Margaret Vickery
Related people
  • Spooner, John Henry (associate of)
  • Vickery, John (relative of)
  • Goldie, Geoffrey (associate of)
  • Dredge, Peter (parent of)
  • Dredge, Peter (spouse of)
  • Dredge, Rhonda (parent of)
  • Dredge, Lesley (parent of)
  • Dredge, William (child of)
  • Dredge, Annie (child of)
  • Scarlett, Ken (associate of)
  • Hutchinson, Inez (associate of)
  • Young, BIll (associate of)
  • May, Maggie (associate of)
  • Spooner, John Henry (associate of)
  • Vickery, John (relative of)
  • Goldie, Geoffrey (associate of)
  • Dredge, Peter (parent of)
  • Dredge, Peter (spouse of)
  • Dredge, Rhonda (parent of)
  • Dredge, Lesley (parent of)
  • Dredge, William (child of)
  • Dredge, Annie (child of)
  • Scarlett, Ken (associate of)
  • Hutchinson, Inez (associate of)
  • Young, BIll (associate of)
  • May, Maggie (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Contemporary Artists Society, Melbourne, VIC (associate of)
  • Melbourne Contemporary Artists, Melbourne, VIC (associate of)
  • Beaumaris Art Group, Beaumaris, VIC (associate of)
  • Council of Adult Education, Melbourne, VIC (associate of)
  • Contemporary Artists Society, Melbourne, VIC (associate of)
  • Melbourne Contemporary Artists, Melbourne, VIC (associate of)
  • Beaumaris Art Group, Beaumaris, VIC (associate of)
  • Council of Adult Education, Melbourne, VIC (associate of)
Related works
  • PJD Vale (creator of)
  • Words (creator of)
  • No's Doorway (creator of)
  • Untitled (creator of)
  • Korea (creator of)
  • Gippsomania (creator of)
  • Untitled (creator of)
  • The mask cried to me (creator of)
  • Boardwalk (creator of)
  • Untitled (creator of)
  • Attack (creator of)
  • Missing (creator of)
  • Dense Landscape (creator of)
  • Untitled (creator of)
  • Homonculus through the looking glass (creator of)
  • Nomadic Journey (creator of)
  • Untitled (creator of)
  • Untitled (creator of)
  • Untitled (black/white geometric) (creator of)
  • Ajax (creator of)
  • Untitled ( red & black abstract) (creator of)
  • PJD Vale (creator of)
  • Words (creator of)
  • No's Doorway (creator of)
  • Untitled (creator of)
  • Korea (creator of)
  • Gippsomania (creator of)
  • Untitled (creator of)
  • The mask cried to me (creator of)
  • Boardwalk (creator of)
  • Untitled (creator of)
  • Attack (creator of)
  • Missing (creator of)
  • Dense Landscape (creator of)
  • Untitled (creator of)
  • Homonculus through the looking glass (creator of)
  • Nomadic Journey (creator of)
  • Untitled (creator of)
  • Untitled (creator of)
  • Untitled (black/white geometric) (creator of)
  • Ajax (creator of)
  • Untitled ( red & black abstract) (creator of)
Related collections
  • Geelong Regional Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • Council of Adult Education, Melbourne Vic (collected in)
  • Shire of Flinders, VIC (collected in)
  • Commonwealth Banking Corp, Melbourne , VIC (collected in)
  • Monash University, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • M G Dingle & G B Hughes Collection, City of Shoalhaven, NSW (collected in)
  • Geelong Regional Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • Council of Adult Education, Melbourne Vic (collected in)
  • Shire of Flinders, VIC (collected in)
  • Commonwealth Banking Corp, Melbourne , VIC (collected in)
  • Monash University, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • M G Dingle & G B Hughes Collection, City of Shoalhaven, NSW (collected in)
Related events
  • Black is the Colour... (exhibited at)
  • Personal Journeys: 40 years of Australian Women's Abstract Art (exhibited at)
  • Margaret Dredge: Impulses of the Mind selected works 1985-2001 (exhibited at)
  • Margaret Dredge: An Abstract (exhibited at)
  • Outside Inside (exhibited at)
  • CAE Artists (exhibited at)
  • Personal Directions (exhibited at)
  • Henry Worland Memorial Print Award (exhibited at)
  • Printmaking Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 21st Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Group Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Pioneer Art Award (exhibited at)
  • Shire of Flinders Art Award (exhibited at)
  • Mask Show (exhibited at)
  • Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, 19th Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Inez Hutchison Award (exhibited at)
  • Corio Prize (exhibited at)
  • Crouch Prize (exhibited at)
  • Beaumaris Art Group annual exhibitions (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Contemporary Artists Group exhibitions (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Artists Society Group exhibitions (exhibited at)
  • Black is the Colour... (exhibited at)
  • Personal Journeys: 40 years of Australian Women's Abstract Art (exhibited at)
  • Margaret Dredge: Impulses of the Mind selected works 1985-2001 (exhibited at)
  • Margaret Dredge: An Abstract (exhibited at)
  • Outside Inside (exhibited at)
  • CAE Artists (exhibited at)
  • Personal Directions (exhibited at)
  • Henry Worland Memorial Print Award (exhibited at)
  • Printmaking Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 21st Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Group Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Pioneer Art Award (exhibited at)
  • Shire of Flinders Art Award (exhibited at)
  • Mask Show (exhibited at)
  • Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, 19th Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Inez Hutchison Award (exhibited at)
  • Corio Prize (exhibited at)
  • Crouch Prize (exhibited at)
  • Beaumaris Art Group annual exhibitions (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Contemporary Artists Group exhibitions (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Artists Society Group exhibitions (exhibited at)
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