Title

Una Foster - biography/CV

Author

Curley, Laurie

Details

12 July 2010

Publication date

12 July 2010

Type

Biography | CV

Country of context

Australia

Full text

1912 - Born Sydney N.S.W.
1934 Diploma, Drawing and Illustration, East Sydney Technical College
1936-71 Tracer, then survey draftsman in N.S.W. and Local Government Offices
1945-52 Studies music - Piano with Elizabeth Coleman at Conservatorium of Music N.S.W.
1949 Taught Arts and Craft at Occupational Training Centre Sydney.
1950-51 Travelled to England. Studied Textile Design at Central School of Arts and Crafts London
1967-68 Took up painting again at Workshop Arts Centre (WAC) Willoughby with Tom Green, then James Barker
1969 Commenced Printmaking (screenprinting) at WAC with Finn Thorvaldson, George Baker and Bela Ivanvi. Etching with Elizabeth Rooney. Working also with linocut
1971 Member of Sydney Printmakers annual Exhibitions to 1985. Now an Associate Member.
1971 Member of Nine Printmakers annual exhibition to 1985
1972 Joined Print Council of Australia. Resigned 1985
1973 Member Print Circle annual exhibitions to 1985. Resigned 1986
1976-80 Taught screenprinting at Workshop Arts Centre.
1982 Study tour to England, Scotland and Europe
1983 Started working in pastels
1985 Study tour of Japan
1990 Study tour of England
1991 Study tour of England.

EXHIBITIONS Apart from annual group exhibitions and competitions:
1973 Te-Awamatu New Zealand Bank of Australasia Print Competition
1978 Print Council of Australia Biennial Exhibition
1980 Print Survey at National Art School
1981 Solo Exhibition, Printers Gallery, Willoughby Rd Crows Nest (Prints and Paintings)
1982 Printmakers of N.S.W. at N.S.W. House London
1982 Printmakers of N.S.W. Edinburgh Festival
1983 Printmakers of N.S.W. Guild Hall High Wycombe Bucks UK
1983 Printmakers of N.S.W. Bury St Edmonds Art Gallery Suffolk
1987 Solo Exhibition Beth Hamilton Galleries at Northbridge Plaza (painting and pastel)
1987 Burrangong Gallery Young N.S.W. (painting and pastels)
1988 Duo Exhibition, Beth Hamilton Galleries Northbridge Plaza with Pam Crawford (paintings and pastels)
1989 Solo Exhibition Braemar Galleries at Springwood N.S.W. (paintings, pastels and prints)
1991 QANTAS Cabin Crew Team Exhibition London UK
1992 Solo Exhibition Beth Hamilton Galleries Northbridge Plaza (Paintings and pastels)
1994 Retrospective of small prints Southern Highlands Regional Gallery
1996 Major Retrospective Exhibition Sydney Airport Gallery.

AWARDS Apart from acquisitions and purchases:
1972 Lane Cove 2nd Prize Print
1973 Lane Cove 3rd Prize Print
1978 Boggabri 1st Prize Print
1979 Boggabri 1st Prize Print
1980 Lane Cove Art Society Print Award
1982 Boggabri 1st Prize Oil
1982 Nundle 1st Prize Print
1983 Boggabri 1st Prize Print
1984 Grenfell 1st Prize Oil
1984 Moree 1st Prize Print
1984 Boggabri Kelly Vickery Award for best work in exhibition Pastel
1985 Lane Cove Art Society Award Oil
1987 Young 1st Prize Print
1988 Gunnedah 2nd Prize Pastel
1988 Boggabri 1st Prize Pastel
1993 Merriwa 1st Prize Oil

REPRESENTED:
1973 Warrambool Regional Gallery (Henri Worland Prize) (Acq Prize) Print
1976 Reserve Bank of Australia (Purchase) Print
1978 Townsville Festival (Acq Prize)
1978 Lane Cove Municipal Council Collection (Purchase) Print
1979 Maitland Regional Gallery (Purchase) Print
1982 Camden Municipal Council (Acq Prize)Print
1985 Camden Municipal Council (Acq Prize) Pastel
1987 Artbank (Purchase) Mosman Council Collection
Wingecarribee Council Collection Southern Highlands N.S.W.
Airport Corporate Collection Sydney
Tasmanian Art Gallery and Museum
Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark - Private Collection - Denmark
Queen Victoria Art Gallery Launceston
Honourable Francis Shand- Kydd private Collection Scotland
Oban Hospice Scotland
Greenwich Hospital Collection Sydney
Numerous Corporate Collections Australia.
Private Collections Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Sweden

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1935 Art in Australia Third Series No 58 (Illustrations)
1976 Directory of Australian Printmakers Ed Liian Wood
1976 Contemporary Australian Printmakers Ed Franz Kempf
1984 Artists and Galleries of Australia and New Zealand Ed Max Germaine
1982 Encyclopaedia of Australian Artists Ed Allan McCulloch
1987 Exhibition Commentary Art and Australia Vol 25 No 2 Summer Edition (illustration)
1988 Print Council of Australian Artists Producing Prints
1989 Who's Who in Australia and the Far East, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge England
1991 Directory of Australian Women Artists. Ed Max Germaine
Documented film of Art works archived for Art Gallery of N.S.W. Collection