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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Citations

  • Germaine, Max (1990), 'Artists and Galleries of Australia’, Craftsman House, 3rd edition.

  • Anderson, Peter, 'Black is the Colour’, Australian Art Review, Australia, 2010-08, issue 24.

  • McCulloch, Alan and McCulloch, Susan (1994), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art’, Allen and Unwin, 3rd ed + 1st ed reprints.

  • Beck, Richard, and Missingham, Hal (April 1979), 'Some Australian Artists, photographic exhibition’.

  • Smith, Bernard (July 1965), 'Review of Argus Gallery exhibition’, The Age, Melbourne, VIC, .

  • Smith, Bernard (March 1965), 'Gallery Survey for Moomba Week’, The Age, Melbourne, VIC, .

  • Dingle, Max (2010), 'Black is the Colour…’, Shoalhaven City Arts Centre, Nowra, NSW, Exh. Cat.

  • Dingle, Max (2009), 'Personal Journeys: 40 years of Australian Women’s Abstract Art’, Shoalhaven City Arts Centre, Nowra, NSW, Exh. Cat.

  • 'Family archive: (Dredge, unpublished notes 1971?)’.

  • 'M G Dingle & G B Hughes Collection archive’.

  • Field, Caroline, Curator and Heathcote, Christopher, Author catalogue essay. (2003), 'Margaret Dredge: An Abstract’, ICON Museum of Art, Deacon University, Melbourne, VIC.

  • Wilson-Anastasios, Meaghan (2004), 'Driven to Abstraction: Margaret Dredge and the making and marketing of Post-painterly Abstraction’, Thesis – University of Melbourne, VIC.

  • Shore, Arnold (1961), 'A Young Painters Exhibition’, The Age, Melbourne, VIC.

  • (20 September 1961), 'Surrounded by her Pictures’, Moorabbin News, Moorabbin, VIC.

  • McCulloch, Alan (3 March 1965), 'Amateurish Approach’, The Herald, Melbourne, VIC.

  • (8 June 1968), 'Contemporary Art & Criticism, letter to the Editor’, The Age, Melbourne, VIC.

  • Warren, Alan (10 May 1967), 'Stimulating week in the Art World’, The Sun, Melbourne, VIC.

  • McCulloch, Alan (27 September 1967), 'Landscape Revolution’, The Herald, Melbourne, Vic.

  • McCaughey, Patrick (27 September 1967), 'A Painter Apart’, The Age, Melbourne, VIC.

  • Blake, Harry (5 October 1967), 'Margaret Dredge Exhibition an Eye-catcher’, The Sun, Melbourne, VIC.

  • Galbally, Ann (6 May 1970), 'Journey to Take’, The Age, Melbourne, VIC.

  • McCulloch, Alan (10 June 1976), 'Art’, The Herald, Melbourne, VIC.

  • Sturgeon, Graeme (3 April 1979), 'Women on Show’, The Australian, Melbourne, VIC.

  • Fraser, John (4 April 1979), 'Power and Beauty’, The Sun, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Millar, Ronald (8 April 1982), 'Understanding Colour’, The Herald, Melbourne, VIC.

  • McCulloch, Alan, McCulloch, Susan and McCulloch Childs, Emily (2006), 'McCulloch’s Encyclopedia of Australian Art’, Miegunyah Press.

  • Germain, Max (1991), 'Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia’, Craftsman House.

  • Sweet, Johnathon (1989), 'Pinacotheca 1967 – 1973’, Prendergast Publishers.

  • Beck, Chris (23 July 2005), 'Dredge Painted the blues’, The Age, Melbourne, VIC.

  • Backhouse, Meaghan (23 October 2003), 'Remembering Margaret Dredge’, The Age, Melbourne, VIC.

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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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