Paula Dawson Australia, 1954-.
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About Paula Dawson
Holographic artist Paula Dawson was born in Brisbane in 1954 and grew up in Melbourne. She completed a Higher Diploma of Secondary Teaching (Art and Craft) at Victoria State College, Melbourne in 1975 and a Graduate Diploma of Fine Art (Painting) at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Melbourne in 1978. She completed a Bachelor of Arts at the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne in 1981 and a Master of Fine Arts at the University of New South Wales, Sydney in 1992. Her first solo exhibition that included holograms was held in Melbourne in 1977 and her work was also included in the 1982 Australian touring exhibition Space Light: A Holography and Laser Spectacular and The Holograms of Paula Dawson, at Brisbane Museum, Queensland in 1986; The Holographic Instant, at the Museum of Holography, New York in 1987. She was a Research Fellow at the Center for Advanced Visual Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston in 1994. Dawson is an ongoing Research Fellow at the University of New South Wales, Sydney where she is currently lecturing having completed her doctoral thesis there in 1999.
Since 1970 we have recorded only one work being sold at auction by this artist, which was in 2011.
Paula Dawson is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McCulloch, Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch-Childs. The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art. 4th Edition, Aus Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press, 2006. Page 372
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 168
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 110
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- Australian Prints + Printmaking, a database listing printmaking artists from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region based on the print collection of the National Gallery of Australia.
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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