Evening
122.0 x 92.0 cm
Canberra Museum and Gallery
michelle allan (1944 –)
Australian photographer & artist Michelle Allan explores feminist politics & art through painting, photography, & installations. Exhibitions internationally.
Canberra Museum and Gallery (Canberra, Australia)
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Micky Allan was born in 1944 and trained as a painter, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Melbourne University in 1967 and a Diploma of Painting from the National Gallery of Victoria Painting School under John Brack in 1968. She began exhibiting hand-painted photographs in the 1970s, pioneering this art form in Australia. Her work encompasses numerous mediums, including painting, works on paper, installation and the use of engraved glass panels over works on paper.Evening was made during a period when Allan was painting sparce landscapes centred around Canberra, from a series called Quietly: infinity in the everyday, also the name of her exhibition at Helen Maxwell Gallery in 2005.
About this artwork
- Title: Evening
- Artist: michelle allan
- Original dimensions: 122.0 x 92.0 cm
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Canberra Museum and Gallery