'Weeping Gums'

Marg Gurney

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008     'Nude', Skepsi on Swanston, Carlton
2008     'Ruby Gap & Beyond', Kingston
2006     'Bare', Skepsi on Swanston, Carlton
2006     'Fabulous Five at Fawkner', MARS, Port Melbourne
2005     'Strips' by Gurney & Gurney, Skepsi on Swanston, Carlton
2004      Margaret Gurney 'Full of Life', Skepsi on Swanston, Carlton
2004     'Margaret Gurney Catching Waves', Jeffery Malesa Gallery, Sorrento
2004     'Margaret Gurney Catching Waves', Customs Wharf Gallery, Williamstown
2002     'Tropical Delights', Port Douglas, Queensland 
2002     'Margaret Gurney Rocks Around the Kimberley', Bayside, Sandringham 
2000      Hobson's Choice, Queenscliff 
1999      'Antipodean Dreaming', Women's Centre, Melbourne
1999  Without Pier, Sandringham 
1999  Customs Wharf, Williamstown
1998  Big Mouth, St Kilda
1997  Ricketts Point, Beaumaris 

'Glen Annie'

' Summer Bush'

GUEST ARTIST / ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
2005  Guest Artist at Brown Brothers Spanish Fiesta
2002  Artist in Residence, Port Douglas, Queensland
1999  Guest Artist, Greek Festival Melbourne

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008     CAS 70th Anniversary, 45 Downstairs, Flinders Lane
2007/8  Kenneth Jack Drawing Award, AGRA
2007/8  Kenneth Jack Watercolour Award, VAS
2007  McGee's Gallery, Mornington
2006  NUDE at MARS, Pt Melbourne
2006  Arc Yinnar Drawing Award
2006  Nudes at Manyung, Mt Eliza
2005  Grafton Regional Gallery
2005  Melbourne Savage Club Invitation Art Prize
2005  Mixed Palette, Collingwood Gallery
2004-7 Castleman Gallery, Black Rock
2004  Vivid, 45Downstairs Flinders Lane
2004-7  Skepsi on Swanston
2003/4  Affordable Art Show, Exhibition Building
2003   Mixed Palette, Glen Eira City Gallery 
2002  Joy Lea & Friends' - The Art Shed Gallery, Red Hill
2001  Alex Gurney- Peoplescape Federation Art Installation, Canberra
2001  Mixed Palette, VAS, East Melbourne
2000/4 Manyung- Mt Eliza
2000  World Festival of Art on Paper, Kranj, Slovenia
 

'Skye'

'Skye - Back View Colour'

AWARDS
2008       Isabella de Soyres Life Drawing Award
2008       Isabella de Soyres General Drawing Award
2007       Beaumaris Watercolour Award 
2006       Beaumaris Watercolour Award
2005 Best Painting & Best Environmental Message, Blue Wedges Coalition, Kingston
2004 Isabella de Soyres Life Drawing Award
2002  Mentone-Mordialloc Art Prize
2002  Finalist in the National  'Works on Paper' -'Year of the Outback', Broken Hill, New South Wales
2001  Watercolour Prize, Beaumaris
2000  Semi finalist (x2) Yosemite Renaissance, California
2000  Winner of the Painting Mentone/ Mordialloc 
1999  Inaugural Kay Bunnett Award Painting
1996-8 Highly commended James Humphrey Award & Mentone Art Awards

COLLECTIONS
2005-6  Mentone Girls Secondary School
2004 Mentone Grammar
2003 Bayside Corporate Collection
2002 Melbourne Greek Community 
2001 Bayside Corporate Collection 

Represented:
Numerous private collections in Australia and overseas.
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington. 
Archival file, Women's Art Register, Melbourne.

EDUCATION 

•  Graphic Design: Swinburne University, Awarded Commonwealth Scholarship after first year. Best Student Award in final year. Highest Student Statewide.
•  Post Graduate Diploma in Community Development/Education: Phillip Institute
•  Art Study Tours: Europe, UK, Egypt, Israel, Italy, Greece, Spain, Morocco, North America, and Eastern Europe. 
•  Master classes:  V.C.A. , National Art School

 

COMMITTEE WORK:
2000-8 Cultural Advisor City of Bayside, Melbourne 

                      'Relaxed'