Eleanor Hart: Biography
Melbourne, Victoria
2016 – 2017
Research Project in conjunction with Swinburne University of Technology.
2010 – 2014
Research Project in conjunction with the University of Melbourne.
2008
Research in Vienna and Paris.
2008
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 Intemationale des Arts, Paris. Made drawings in the Marais, Paris.
1986-89
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.
1977-85
Lecturer, and subsequently Head of Department, Caulfield Institute of Technology (Monash University).
1976
Diploma of Education, State College, Hawthorn.
1975
Fellowship of Fine Art, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
1971-74
Diploma of Art and Design, Caulfield Institute of Technology.
1963
Studied painting at Caulfield Technical College.
Solo Exhibitions
2017
Eleanor Hart – Unfolding Time, Paintings and Drawings, Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Melbourne
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
1996-97
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
2021
Collection Focus: Women Artists- Works from the Council Collection, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery.
2021
Celebrating Australian Women Artists, City of Glen Eira Gallery.
2020
City of Glen Eira Gallery, Works from the collection.
2019
City of Glen Eira Gallery, Works from the Collection
2018
Biennial of Victorian Women Abstract Artists, Of Colour & Light, West End Art Space, Melbourne.
Snapshot: Works from the City of Glen Eira Art Collection, Melbourne.
2017
Eleanor Hart, Paintings, Wagner Contemporary, Sydney.
2016
Eleanor Hart, Referencial, Institute Für Alles Mögliche (I-A-M) Zentrale, Berlin-Wedding, Germany.
2015
Salon Exhibition, Sagra Gallery, Melbourne.
2014
Finalist, Geelong Contemporary Art Prize, Geelong Art Gallery.
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; Sotheby’s, Sydney; Sotheby’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
1973-74
Print Prize Exhibition 1973 (toured regional and national galleries in Australia and New Zealand)
Awards
2007
Foundation Member of the National Gallery of Australia
2007, 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.
1990
Regional Art Grant of New South Wales, touring exhibitions, 12 months
1983,1988
Residencies, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
The Art Gallery of New South Wales
Sponsorship from Victorian Ministry for the Arts
1983
Mora Dyring Memorial Award, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
1975
Henri Worland Prize, Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, Victoria.
CollectionsAlbury Regional Art Gallery, Albury, New South Wales
Aldo Ballermo Architects, Melbourne
Artbank, Brisbane
Artbank, Melbourne
City Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
City of Glen Eira, Caulfield, Victoria
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
FilmPaintings 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.
Bibliography
BOOKS, CATALOGUES AND REVIEWS
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.
Crawford, Ashley & Hart, Eleanor. Displaced. MARS Gallery, Melbourne, 2009.
Crawford, Ashley & Hart, Eleanor. ‘Unfolding Time’, selected Library collections – National Gallery of Victoria, National Library of Australia, National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of New South Wales, State Library of Victoria.
Christies Melbourne. The Fabric of Labour – A Catalogue of the Trades Hall Council’s 125th Anniversary Art Exhibition 1999.
Dr Crawford, Ashley. Eleanor Hart. ‘Unfolding Time’, Melbourne, Victoria 2018
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/REPRODUCTIONS
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. ‘Escape from Vienna.’ Australian Jewish News, July 2017.
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, 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.
The Sunday Age, Uber Gallery, Melbourne, June 2005.
Toussaint, Bree. 'Passages of Time Exhibition'. Sunraysia Daily, Mildura, Victoria, 7 May 1997.
Melbourne, Victoria
2016 – 2017
Research Project in conjunction with Swinburne University of Technology.
2010 – 2014
Research Project in conjunction with the University of Melbourne.
2008
Research in Vienna and Paris.
2008
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 Intemationale des Arts, Paris. Made drawings in the Marais, Paris.
1986-89
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.
1977-85
Lecturer, and subsequently Head of Department, Caulfield Institute of Technology (Monash University).
1976
Diploma of Education, State College, Hawthorn.
1975
Fellowship of Fine Art, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
1971-74
Diploma of Art and Design, Caulfield Institute of Technology.
1963
Studied painting at Caulfield Technical College.
Solo Exhibitions
2017
Eleanor Hart – Unfolding Time, Paintings and Drawings, Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Melbourne
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
1996-97
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
2021
Collection Focus: Women Artists- Works from the Council Collection, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery.
2021
Celebrating Australian Women Artists, City of Glen Eira Gallery.
2020
City of Glen Eira Gallery, Works from the collection.
2019
City of Glen Eira Gallery, Works from the Collection
2018
Biennial of Victorian Women Abstract Artists, Of Colour & Light, West End Art Space, Melbourne.
Snapshot: Works from the City of Glen Eira Art Collection, Melbourne.
2017
Eleanor Hart, Paintings, Wagner Contemporary, Sydney.
2016
Eleanor Hart, Referencial, Institute Für Alles Mögliche (I-A-M) Zentrale, Berlin-Wedding, Germany.
2015
Salon Exhibition, Sagra Gallery, Melbourne.
2014
Finalist, Geelong Contemporary Art Prize, Geelong Art Gallery.
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; Sotheby’s, Sydney; Sotheby’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
1973-74
Print Prize Exhibition 1973 (toured regional and national galleries in Australia and New Zealand)
Awards
2007
Foundation Member of the National Gallery of Australia
2007, 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.
1990
Regional Art Grant of New South Wales, touring exhibitions, 12 months
1983,1988
Residencies, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
The Art Gallery of New South Wales
Sponsorship from Victorian Ministry for the Arts
1983
Mora Dyring Memorial Award, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
1975
Henri Worland Prize, Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, Victoria.
CollectionsAlbury Regional Art Gallery, Albury, New South Wales
Aldo Ballermo Architects, Melbourne
Artbank, Brisbane
Artbank, Melbourne
City Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
City of Glen Eira, Caulfield, Victoria
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
FilmPaintings 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.
Bibliography
BOOKS, CATALOGUES AND REVIEWS
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.
Crawford, Ashley & Hart, Eleanor. Displaced. MARS Gallery, Melbourne, 2009.
Crawford, Ashley & Hart, Eleanor. ‘Unfolding Time’, selected Library collections – National Gallery of Victoria, National Library of Australia, National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of New South Wales, State Library of Victoria.
Christies Melbourne. The Fabric of Labour – A Catalogue of the Trades Hall Council’s 125th Anniversary Art Exhibition 1999.
Dr Crawford, Ashley. Eleanor Hart. ‘Unfolding Time’, Melbourne, Victoria 2018
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/REPRODUCTIONS
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.
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