Davida Allen Explained
Davida Frances Allen (born 20 October 1951) is an Australian painter, filmmaker and writer.
Early life and education
Davida Allen was born on 20 October 1951 in Charleville, Queensland.[1]
She studied under Betty Churcher at the Stuartholme School, Brisbane (1965–69) and later under Roy Churcher (Betty Churcher's husband) at Brisbane Central Technical College (1970–72).[2]
Career
Allen has written and illustrated two books,[3] [4] and has created a 50-minute film, Feeling Sexy (1999), on the struggles of an artist attempting to reconcile the conflicting demands of bohemia and suburbia.[5] The film was invited to the Venice Film Festival.[6]
She frequently confronts the themes of family and sexuality; regarding the latter she has said: "if we are truly feminist in the fullest sense of the word, we shouldn't have felt we had to lock it away or be really careful about it. We should be chauvinist in our womanhood."[7]
Allen is represented in all major public collections in Australia, and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[8]
Awards and nominations
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
Group exhibitions
- Ray Hughes Gallery at Pinacotheca, Pinacotheca Art Gallery (Richmond, Victoria), 1981[15]
- Nine Queensland artists, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, 1981[16]
- Contemporary Art in Australia – A Review, inaugural exhibition of the Museum of Contemporary Art in South Brisbane, 1987[13]
- Blue chip X : the collectors' exhibition, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, 2008[17]
Commercial galleries
- Ray Hughes Gallery, Brisbane, in 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985 and 1986
- Australian Galleries, Sydney, in 1993, 1996, 2001
- Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, in 1999, 2001,[18] 2003,[19] 2005, 2008,[20] 2010,[21] 2012,[22] 2014,[23] 2016.[24]
International group exhibitions
- D'un autre continent: l'Australie le rêve er le réel, curated by Suzanne Page/Leon Paroissien, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris; shown internationally in Vienna, Texas and Venice (1983)[25]
- An international survey of recent painting and sculpture, curated by Kynaston McShine, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City (1984)[26]
- Kunst mit Eigen-Sinn, curated by Silvia Eiblmayr, Valie Export, Monika Prischl-Maier, Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts (Museum of the 20th Century), Vienna (1985)
- Davida Allen, curated by Anne Kirker, National Art Gallery of New Zealand; touring to four other New Zealand museums: Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui; Fisher Gallery, Pakuranga, Auckland; Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth; Manawatu Art Gallery, Palmerston North (1986)
- Painters and sculptors, curated by Michael Sourgnes, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane; travelling to Museum of Contemporary Art, Saitama, Japan (1987)
- ROSC, an International Exhibition, Dublin, Ireland (1988)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Davida Allen. 23 June 2008. National Gallery of Australia.
- Web site: Archibald Prize finalists 1986. Art Gallery of New South Wales. 2018-03-11.
- What Is a Portrait – Images of Vicki Myers,
- The Autobiography of Vicki Myers – Close to the Bone,
- https://web.archive.org/web/20051002025808/http://www.binnaburrafilm.com/director.html Davida Allen's film Feeling Sexy
- Web site: Allen, Davida, 1951-. https://web.archive.org/web/20080719184903/http://australianart.com.au/artists.php?ID=144. 19 July 2008. Australian Art.
- http://www.art-galleries-schubert.com.au/www/artist_info/Davida_Allen.htm Davida Allen at Art Galleries Schubert
- Web site: Davida Allen: In the Moment (3 May – 30 June 2018). Griffith University. 1 December 2022.
- Web site: Archibald Prize Archibald 1986 work: Dr John Arthur McKelvie Shera by Davida Allen . Art Gallery of New South Wales. 11 March 2022.
- News: Tattersall's Club Landscape Art Prize 2010. Tattersalls Club. Brisbane. 2018-03-11.
- Book: Appositions : 14 November – 7 December 1984, College Gallery, Brisbane CAE. 1984. Brisbane College of Advanced Education. 9780868566108.
- Book: Davida Allen : survey exhibition 24th October – 5th December. Allen. Davida. Nye. Atherton. Hughes. Annette. 1987. Museum of Contemporary Art, Brisbane. 1862670021. Trove.
- News: Another challenge from Queensland . . 61 . 18,957 . 29 August 1987. Sasha. Grishin. Sasha Grishin . 11 March 2022 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
- Book: Davida Allen: in the moment. 2018. Brisbane. Griffith University Art Museum. 9781925455601.
- Book: Ray Hughes Gallery, Brisbane, 4th–18th April, 1981 at Pinacotheca. Ray Hughes Gallery (Brisbane, Qld.). Pinacotheca Art Gallery (Richmond, Vic.). 1981.
- Book: Nine Queensland artists. 1981. Townsville, : Perc Tucker Regional Gallery.
- Book: Blue chip X : the collectors' exhibition : 4 March – 5 April 2008, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne. Cruthers. John. Niagara Galleries. 2008. Richmond, Victoria. Niagara Publishing. 978-1920857509.
- Book: Out of Queensland : exhibition current 16 June – 14 July 2001. 2001. Brisbane. Philip Bacon Galleries.
- Book: Davida Allen : diary of a bushwalker. Allen. Davida. 2003. Brisbane. Philip Bacon Galleries.
- Book: Davida Allen : the light within. Allen. Davida. 2008. Fortitude Valley, Queensland. Philip Bacon Galleries.
- Book: Allen, Davida. Davida Allen : new life. Fortitude Valley, Queensland. Philip Bacon Galleries. 2010.
- Book: Davida Allen : Tasmanian lovers. Allen. Davida. 2012. Brisbane. Philip Bacon Galleries.
- Book: Davida Allen : new paintings. Allen. Davida. Salmon. Gerard. 2014. Fortitude Valley, Queensland. Philip Bacon Galleries.
- Web site: Philip Bacon Galleries – Artists & Stockroom. Digital. Cru. www.philipbacongalleries.com.au. 2018-03-11. 11 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180311140727/https://www.philipbacongalleries.com.au/artists_and_stockroom?id=452544&m=b. dead.
- Book: D'un autre continent : l'Australie la reve et le reel. 1983., Department for animation, recherche, confrontation (ARC) at the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris. Pagé. Suzanne. 978-2-86545-022-0.
- Web site: An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture (May 17 – August 19, 1984). Museum of Modern Art. 2018-03-11.