Eleanor Hart: Biography

ELEANOR HART - ARTIST RESUME

Eleanor Hart, Folding Time, oil on canvas, 152 x 213 cms, 2013

OVERVIEW Born 1946, Melbourne, Eleanor Hart commenced painting over 50 years ago in 1963, as a student at Caulfield Technical College. Since then, Eleanor Hart also graduated from RMIT in 1975 before holding the position of Head of Department, Caulfield Institute of Technology, Monash University, until 1988. In addition to maintaining an extensive exhibition practice, Eleanor has studied and had residencies in Europe. In 2008 she was awarded membership of the National Gallery of Australia Foundation. Today Eleanor Hart is represented internationally as well as in major collections in Australia such as the National Gallery of Victoria.

PROJECT VITAE 2010/13Research Project in conjunction with the University of Melbourne. 2008 Research in Vienna and Paris. Foundation Member of the National Gallery of Australia. 2004 Studio in Paris 1996 Visited London and Paris to study the works of Leon Kossoff and Frank Auerbach. 1988 Residency, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris. Made drawings in the Marais, Paris. 1986/9 Lectured in drawing and painting at Prahran College, Melbourne (Swinburne University). 1983 Travelled in Europe and US. Residency, Cité Intemationale des Arts, Paris. 1981 Travelled in Europe, specifically to draw architecture. Studied Mark Rothko collection at Tate Gallery, London. Visited Graphische Sammlung (print collection) of Albertina Museum, Vienna.

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1977/85 Head of Department and Lecturer, Caulfield Institute of Technology (Monash University). 1976 Diploma of Education, State College, Hawthorn. 1975 Fellowship of Fine Art, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. 1971/4 Diploma of Art and Design, Caulfield Institute of Technology. 1963 Studied painting at Caulfield Technical College.

EXHIBITIONS 2009 Eleanor Hart – Paintings, MARS Gallery, Melbourne 2007 Eleanor Hart and Daniel Moynihan. Draw The Line – Drawings, Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery, Victoria. 2007 Eleanor Hart and Daniel Moynihan. Draw The Line – Drawings, Albury Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales. 2006 Eleanor Hart. Paintings and Drawings, Uber Gallery, Melbourne. 2006 Eleanor Hart and Daniel Moynihan. Draw The Line – Drawings, La Trobe University Art Museum, Melbourne. 2005 Eleanor Hart. Uber Gallery, Melbourne. 2004 Eleanor Hart. Paintings 1999 – 2004, La Trobe University Art Museum. 2002 Eleanor Hart. Recent Paintings. Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne. 2001 Eleanor Hart. Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne. 2000 Eleanor Hart. Placing Memory – Recent Paintings, Michel Sourgnes Gallery, Brisbane, Queensland. 1999 Eleanor Hart. Inside Memory, Span Galleries, Melbourne 1998 Eleanor Hart. Recent Work, Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Melbourne 1997 Eleanor Hart. Timeline - Recent Drawings, McClelland Gallery, Langwarrin, Victoria 1997 Eleanor Hart. Passages of Time - Survey 1970-1995, Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Melbourne; Bathurst Art Gallery, Bathurst, New South Wales; Albury Regional Art Gallery, Albury, New South Wales; Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura, Victoria; City Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales 1993 Eleanor Hart. Paintings. Holdsworth Gallery, Sydney 1992 Paintings by Eleanor Hart, Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery 1991 Recent Passages of Time: Paintings and Drawings by Eleanor Hart, Horsham Art Gallery, Horsham, Victoria 1990 Eleanor Hart. Viennese Opulence and Displacement, Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery Eleanor Hart. Survey Exhibition of Works on Paper 1972-1990, Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, Victoria Passages of Time: Paintings & Drawings by Eleanor Hart, Latrobe Valley Arts Centre, Morwell, Victoria 1989 Eleanor Hart. La Façade - Paintings and Works on Paper, Roz MacAllan Gallery, Brisbane 1986 Recent Paintings by Eleanor Hart, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne 1985 Eleanor Hart. Etchings, Excelsior Fine Art Gallery, Sydney 1981 Recent Prints and Drawings by Eleanor Hart, Realities, Melbourne 1977 Eleanor Hart. Etchings, Hawthorn Art Gallery, Melbourne 1976 Eleanor Hart. Etchings, Toorak Gallery, Melbourne 1975 Exhibition of Etchings and Drawings by Eleanor Hart, Hawthorn Art Gallery, Melbourne

GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2014 Twenty Years and Closing, Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney 2013 New In The Gallery, John Coburn, Wayne Eager, Marina Stroocchi, Kevin Connor, Peter Smets, Eleanor Hart, George Baldessin, Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney.

Important Australian Paintings, Tony Irving, Eleanor Hart, Lloyd Rees, Arthur Boyd, David Larwill, Margaret Olley and David Boyd, Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney. 2012 Exhibition of the Art Collection of La Trobe University. A L.U.M.A. exhibition. 2010 Directors Choice, Solander Gallery, Canberra 2009 Solander Gallery, Canberra 2009 Geelong Art Gallery, Melbourne. Group exhibition of the Collection. 2008 Meaning of Love Group Exhibition, MARS Gallery, Melbourne 2005 The 26th International Impact Art Festival, Kyoto Museum, Japan. Melbourne Savage Club, Acquisitive Invitation Prize for Painting, Savage Club, Melbourne 2002 Works on Paper, Jewish Museum of Australia, Melbourne. Spring Award Bled 2002 Slovenia. Selected from artists from 45 countries by a jury for inclusion in the works on paper competition. Stephanie Burns Gallery, Group Exhibition, Canberra. 2001 A Studio in Paris: Australians at the Cité Internationale des Arts, S. H. Ervin Gallery, National Trust of Australia, Sydney. We Are Australian, Canberra Museum and Art Gallery; New England Regional Arts Museum, Armidale, N.S.W.; Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery; Albury Wodonga Regional Art Gallery. State Library of Queensland; Latrobe Regional Art Gallery; Geelong Art Gallery. Melbourne Savage Club 2001 Acquisitive Invitation Art Prize for Painting; Savage Club, Melbourne; Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne. 2000 The Artful Cello, Volvo Gallery, Sydney; Canberra School of Music; Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra; Adelaide Festival Centre; Perc Tucker Gallery, Townsville; Sydney Opera House; Sotherby’s, Sydney; Sotherby’s, Melbourne. Australian Identities in Printmaking, The Australian Print Collection of Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales. We Are Australian, Artspace, Adelaide Festival Centre; Volvo Gallery, Sydney. Art Horses, Crown Complex, Melbourne. 1999 The Painted Cello. Invitation Exhibition, George Adams Gallery, Melbourne We Are Australia, George Adams Gallery, Melbourne, touring exhibition The Timeline of Jewish History, Jewish Museum of Australia, Melbourne, permanent exhibition Exposure, Linden Gallery and Victoria University Gallery, artists’ portraits of artists Overview, Linden Arts Centre, St. Kilda, Melbourne A selection from two years of Span exhibitions, Span Galleries, Melbourne 1998 Works on Paper from the Collection, Albury Regional Art Gallery, Albury, New South Wales 1997 Group Exhibition of Selected Artists, Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Melbourne 1996 On the Spot, Chapel Off Chapel Gallery, Melbourne Abstract/Reaction, Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Melbourne 1995 Mornington Peninsula Art Gallery Spring Festival of Drawing, Mornington Peninsula Art Gallery, Mornington, Victoria 1993 Contemporary Art by Jewish Artists in Australia, Westpac Gallery, Melbourne 1992 Homage to Spain, Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery 1991 Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery 1990 Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery 1989 Roz MacAllan Gallery, Brisbane 1988 National 1988 Women's Art Award, The Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland 1986 Seventh Annual Auburn Works on Paper International Invitation Exhibition, Auburn, California 1985 Festival of Drawing, 7th Biennial, Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, Mornington, Victoria Gold Coast City Art Prize, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Gold Coast, Queensland

1984 Sulman Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 1982 Trustees Purchase Exhibition 1982, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane Acquisitive Prints, Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, Mornington, Victoria 1981 Realities, Melbourne 1980 Print Council of Australia: Selected Australian Prints to Sweden 1980 Women's Art. Women's Electoral Lobby Art Show, Niagara Lane Gallery, Melbourne 1979 Artists for Labor Exhibition, Toorak Gallery, Melbourne 1978 MPAC Prints, Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, Mornington, Victoria Realities, Melbourne 1977 L J. Harvey Memorial Prize for Drawing, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane 1976 Pedersen Prize, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane Print Council of Australia Exhibition 1976 1975 100 Year Exhibition, Melbourne University Ten Women Print Makers, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, Victoria Lyceum Club, Melbourne Crossley Gallery, Melbourne Arts Victoria Works on Paper Exhibition 1974 Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, Victoria 1973 Print Prize Exhibition 1973 (toured regional and national galleries in Australia and New Zealand)

AWARDS 2007 Foundation Member of the National Gallery of Australia 2006 La Trobe University – Sponsored Touring Exhibition 2000 Art Horses Victoria – “Viennese Circus”. Commissioned work. 1999 The Artful Cello, Commissioned work. The Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition. 1983&88 Residencies, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris (AGNSW & Arts Victoria sponsorship) 1983 Mora Dyring Memorial Award, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 1975 Henri Worland Prize, Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, Victoria.

COLLECTIONS Albury Regional Art Gallery, Albury, New South Wales Aldo Bellerino Architects, Melbourne Artbank, Brisbane Artbank, Melbourne City Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales Education Department of Victoria Geelong Art Gallery, Victoria Jewish Museum of Australia, Melbourne Dr. Joseph Brown Collection La Trobe University, Melbourne M.H.R.I. of Victoria, Art Collection National Gallery of Australia National Gallery of Victoria Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology The King David School, Melbourne US Consulate, Melbourne Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, Victoria

Private collections in Australia, US, Mexico, France, Israel

BIBLIOGRAPHY

BOOKS AND CATALOGUES Australian Identities in Printmaking. The Australian Print Collection of the Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery, 2000. Bilu, Luba, Kronenberg, Simeon, & Light, Helen. Contemporary Art by Jewish Artists in Australia (exh. cat.). Westpac Gallery, Melbourne, 1993. Christies Melbourne. The Fabric of Labour – A Catalogue of the Trades Hall Council’s 125th Anniversary Art Exhibition 1999. Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Artists and Galleries. Lansdowne Press, Sydney, 1980. Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Artists and Galleries. Rev edn. Lansdowne Press, Sydney, 1984. Edwards, Geoffrey. Eleanor Hart. Passages of Time - Survey 1970-1995 (exh. cat.). Albury Regional Art Gallery, Albury, New South Wales, 1996. Ely, Michelle, Kirby, Sandy, & Ewington, Julie. 150 Victorian Women Artists by Women 150. Melbourne, 1988. Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Roseville, NSW, 1991 [also available on CD-ROM]. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. 2nd edn. Craftsman House, Roseville, NSW, 1992 [also available on CD-ROM]. Artists and Galleries of Australia. Boolarong Publications, Brisbane, 1984. Artists & Galleries of Australia, Vol. 1. 3rd edn. Craftsman House, Roseville, NSW, 1990. Linden Arts Centre and Gallery. Exposure – Artists’ portraits of Artists. Victoria University Gallery and Linden Gallery, 4-27 June, 1999. McCulloch, Alan. Encyclopedia of Australian Art, vol. 1. 2nd edn. Hutchinson, Hawthorn, Vic., 1984. McCulloch, Susan. Encyclopedia of Australian Art. 3rd revised edn. Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, NSW, 2001. McEachern, Elspeth. Recent Passages of Time: Paintings and Drawings by Eleanor Hart (exh. cat.). Horsham Art Gallery, Horsham, Victoria, 1991. Palmer, Roger. Artin About Art Streams. May/June, 2004. Wood, Lilian (ed.). Directory of Australian Printmakers. Print Council of Australia, Melbourne, 1982.

ARTICLES Alessi, Vincent. Catalogue essay – ‘Draw the line’ – Eleanor Hart & Daniel Moynihan. Latrobe University Art Museum, 2006. Arnold, Belinda. 'Vibrant Use of Colour in Latest Art Exhibition in the Gallery'. Western Advocate, Bathurst, New South Wales, 21 December 1996. Ashkenazi, Susie. 'Eleanor's New Works'. Australian Jewish News, June 1992. 'Diversity of Artistic Talent'. Australian Jewish News, June 1994. Bellamy, Louise. 'Painters Echo Sense of Jewish Exile'. Age, Melbourne, 27 April 1990. Benedictus, Luke. ‘Noises off Eleanor Hart.’ The Age, 12 June, 2005. Crawford, Ashley. Catalogue essay – ‘Eleanor Hart.’ November 2009. Dickins, Barry. 'Odd Meeting with Old Age in Armadale’. Herald Sun, Melbourne, 20 July 1991. Express, Brisbane, 16 November 1990. Givdici, Annalisa. ‘Noises off Eleanor Hart.’ The Age, 12 June 2005.

Gocs, Danny. '96 a Big Year in the Arts!'. Australian Jewish News, December 1996. Gocs, Danny. ‘Artist finds inspiration in Paris.’ Australian Jewish News, 8 June 2004. Gocs, Danny. ‘Art inspired by water.’ Australian Jewish News, 3 June, 2005. Gocs, Danny. ‘Artist finds inspiration in a Paris studio.’ Australian Jewish News, June 2005. Gocs, Danny. ‘Creating layers of meaning.’ Australian Jewish News, June 2005. Hart, Ben. ‘Pain of leaving a homeland’. Herald Sun, Melbourne, 29 April 1998. Hirsch, Yael. 'Eleanor Hart's Passages of Time'. Australian Jewish News, November 1996. Jones, Howard. 'Works Reflect Tales, Travels'. Border Morning Mail, Albury, New South Wales, 8 February 1997. McCulloch, Alan. 'Masterpieces May Stagger You'. Herald, Melbourne, 29 May 1975. 'Looking around Dynamic Space'. Herald, 1975. Surveys and Exchange'. Herald, 1975. A Painter for the Working Man'. Herald, 8 July 1976. Herald, September 1976. Herald, September 1978. McEachern, Elspeth. 'A Gallery of Colour'. Wimmera Mail-Times, 2 August 1991. Exhibitions: Recent Passages of Time'. Horsham Art Gallery Newsletter, vol. 2, no. 7, 7 August 1991. McGilchrist, Maureen. 'Women Top the Local Art Scene This Week'. Age, Melbourne, 1975. -. Age, 1976. Millar, Ronald. 'The Line of Intention and Result'. Herald, Melbourne, 2 May 1990. Oz Arts Magazine, no. 3, 1992. Pogorelske, Paulyne. 'Eleanor's Self-Expression'. Australian Jewish News, May 1989. Richards, Michael. 'Utilitarian String Defines Drawing'. Courier, Brisbane, 3 May 1989. Riddle, Malcolm. ‘An artist inspired by culture and nature.’ Fifty-Plus News, June 2005. Sable, Dalia. ‘Hart, Soul and History.’ Australian Jewish News, October 16, 2009. Schwartz, Larry. ‘Honouring the Dead’. The Age, 15 April, 2000. Stanford, Leone. 'Eleanor Hart'. Around Brisbane, 1988. Around Brisbane, 1989. 'State of the Art: Heart of the Matter'. Herald Sun, 20 November 1990. Sutton, Pollyanna. ‘Cluttered Canvas’. The Age, Melbourne, 17 November, 1999. Szmerling, Anita. 'Sinister Facades'. Australian Jewish News, 1990. Toussaint, Bree. 'Passages of Time Exhibition'. Sunraysia Daily, Mildura, Victoria, 7 May 1997.

FILMS YOUTUBE: Eleanor Hart artist interviewed by Joe Pascoe (5 mins 30 secs) 13/3/2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_I4XAGlVbA

Paintings by Eleanor Hart are featured in Touch Me, Illumination Films in co-operation with Tele München and Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Germany, 1994, director Paul Cox, producer Regina Zeigler, written by Paul Cox and Barry Dickins, starring Gosia Dobrowolska, Claudia Karvan, Barry Otto, Norman Kaye and Chris Hayward. Touch Me tells the story of a woman artist, and features forty-three paintings, including a portrait of Paul Cox.

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