Madeleine Winch Biography
STUDIES & TRAVEL
1965-67 - Design at National Art School, Sydney
1967-72 - Worked and travelled in UK and Europe 1975. Set up studio for one year on the Greek Island of Paros
1978 - Further study travel to Greece
1980 - Etching 1984-89 Amsterdam and London, Ireland, France, Italy
1995 - Paris and Brittany, France
1997 - Tuscany & Venice, Italy
2000 - Paris, France
2001 - New York City
2003 - Prague, Krakow and Vienna
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1978 - Blackfriars Gallery, Sydney
1980 - Seasons Gallery, North Sydney
- Prouds Gallery, Sydney
1981 - Blackfriars Gallery, Sydney
- Prouds Gallery, Sydney
1982 - Seasons Gallery, North Sydney
- Prouds Gallery, Sydney
1985 - Prouds Gallery, Sydney
- Seasons Gallery, North Sydney
- Von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle
- Gallery Art Naive, Melbourne
1987 - Von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle
1988 - Seasons Gallery, North Sydney
1989 - Breewood Gallery, Katoomba
1991 - Kenthurst Galleries, Sydney
1992 - Von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle
- Breewood Gallery, Katoomba
- Espace Alliance, Sydney
1994 - Beaver Galleries, Canberra
1996 - Von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle
- Marie-Jo Voigt Fine Art, Lilianfels, Leura
1997 - Beaver Gallery, Canberra
1998 - Von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle
- Alliance Francaise, Sydney
2000 - Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney
- Beaver Galleries, Canberra
2001 - Von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle
2002 - New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale
- Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney
2003 - Von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle
- Beaver Galleries, Canberra
2005 - Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney
MAJOR GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1986 - "5 Stuart Town Artists" Orange Regional Gallery
1987 - "The Children's Picture Show", Lewers Bequest and Penrith Regional Gallery.
1989 - Orange Regional Gallery
1990 - "Quintessential Views" Dubbo Regional Gallery The State Library of N.S.W.
- Australian Children's Book Illustrators,
- Australian Museum of Childhood Lewers Bequest and Penrith Regional Gallery
- The N.S.W Society of Book Illustrators, The State Library of N.S.W.
1991 - Orange Regional Gallery
1992 - The N.S.W Society of Book Illustrators, The State Library of N.S.W
1993 - The Dobell Drawing Award, Art Gallery of N.S.W.
1994 - Printmakers in Australia and France Today,Espace Alliance, Sydney.
- "Focus", Women's Suffrage Centenary, Exhibition, Adelaide Central Gallery.
1995 - "French Fables Down Under", Espace Alliance, Sydney.
- Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of N.S.W
- Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prize Exhibition, Drill Hall Gallery, A.N.U, Canberra
- Regional Tour of selected works, Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prizes.
- "The King of the Accordion", New England Regional Art Museum (4 year touring exhibition to Regional Galleries in all Australian States.)
1996 - Portia Geach Memorial Award Exhibition, S.H Erwin Gallery, Sydney (Highly Commended and Viewers Choice Award)
1997 - "Encore", Alliance Francaise, Adelaide.
- Portia Geach Memorial Award Exhibition, S.H Erwin Gallery (Commended and Viewers Choice Award, 2nd consecutive year.)
1998 - "Desert Journey", Orange Regional Gallery. Alliance Francaise, Sydney.
- Portia Geech Memorial Award Exhibition, SH Erwin Gallery
- "Beyond the Surface", New England Regional Gallery
1999 - "Expanding the View", Orange Regional Gallery
2000 - "Desert Journey", Wollongong Regional Gallery Dobell Drawing Award Exhibition, Art Gallery of NSW
- "Sydney Scene", Michael Nagy Fine Art, Olympic Arts Festival Exhibition
- Melbourne Contemporary Art Fair
- Dobell Drawing Award Exhibition, Art Gallery of NSW
2001 - 5 Women Artists, Bell Gallery, Berrima, NSW
- Redlands Westpac Art Prize, Sydney, NSW
2003 - 5 Women Artists, Bell Gallery, Berrima, NSW
2004 Autumn Show, Bell Gallery, Berrima, N.S.W.
Portia Geach Memorial Award Exhibition, S.H Erwin Gallery, Sydney
2005 “The French Connectionâ€, Bell Gallery, Berrima, NSW
2008 WINCH4 - Borg galleries, NSW
OVERSEAS EXHIBITIONS
1995 - "La Fontaine en Australie", Le Musee en Herbe, Paris, France.
- "La Fontaine en Australie", Hotel de Ville, Noumea.
1996 - "Cultural Identities", Sydney Printmakers, Guizhou, China
1999 - Sydney Printmakers Australia, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chile
2000 - Chantal Cantin Fine Art, Paris, France Lane Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2001 - Port Jackson Fine Art, Los Angeles, U.S.A
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
- Regional Gallery, Wagga Wagga, N.S.W
- Regional Gallery, Orange, N.S.W
- New England Regional Art Museum
- Dubbo Regional Art Gallery, NSW
- Australia Post, Sydney
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Artists and Galleries of Australia - Max Germaine, 1984.
- 5 Stuart Town Artists - Tim Winters, Orange Regional Gallery catalogue.
- A Dictionary of Women Artists in Australia - Max Germaine
- Illustrated the children's book "Edward Wilkins & his Friend Gwendoline", by B. Bolton (Angus & Robertson) which was short listed for Junior Book of the Year in 1986.
- Wrote and illustrated "Come By Chance" published by Angus & Robertson in 1988.
- "Proof of the Puddin" - Australian Children's Literature, by Maurice Saxby. 1970-1990.
- "The Picture People" - by Margaret Hamilton. 1993
- Artlink Volume 14 No. 1. 1994 "Focus" Adelaide Central Gallery - by Pamela Zeplin. 1994.
- "The King of the Accordion" (novella by Anna Maria Dell'oso) catalogue for NERAM touring exhibition.
- Review by Giles Auty, The Australian Weekend Review. Oct. 12th, 1996.
- Review by Cassie Proudfoot, The Canberra Times, Nov. 14th, 2000.
- Review by Sasha Grishin, The Canberra Times, Nov 21st, 2001
- "The Dromkeen Book of Australian Children's Illustrators". Published by Scholastic.