Madonna Staunton

Madonna Pearl Staunton OAM (1938–2019) was an artist and poet who lived in Brisbane.[1]

Background and career

Madonna Staunton was born in Murwillumbah in 1938 and died in Brisbane in 2019. Staunton is recognised for her contributions to Australian Modernism over five decades.[2] Studying in Brisbane under Bronwyn Thomas, Staunton was quickly recognised as one of Brisbane's upcoming artists.[3]

Staunton's earlier work consisted of torn sections of Contemporary Art Society newsletter and magazines. Her art was informed by notably poetry, literature, music and Buddhism and Zen philosophy. culture [4] Illness in 1974, forced Staunton to reconsider her method from large scale paintings to collage. In the 1980's, Staunton showed an interest in assemblage and sculpture, along with a return to painting.[4]

Staunton has used small everyday items in her works such as tickets, matchboxes, piano keys, book bindings taken from urban waste and assembled in an abstract format.[4] Some say her art brings intense meditative and introspective qualities, perhaps reflective of her cultural beliefs.[4]

In the 1996 Australian Day Honours Staunton was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for "service to the visual arts"[5] and received a National Women's Art Award.[3]

Staunton died on 16 December 2019. A memorial service was held at the University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane.[6]

Individual exhibitions
Year Exhibition
2015 Madonna Staunton: Out of Clear Blue Sky, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane[7]
2013 Madonna Staunton: Dream Trolly, grahame galleries + editions, Brisbane
2003 Madonna Staunton retrospective, IMA, Brisbane[8]
1996 Recent Works - Sutton Gallery Melbourne
1995 1-6 Recent Works, Bellas Gallery, Brisbane
1994 Madonna Staunton A Survey 1966 - 1993, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane. Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville
1994 Madonna Staunton, Bellas Gallery, Brisbane
1993 Paradigms, Sutton Gallery Melbourne
1992 Iconic Images, Bellas Gallery, Brisbane
1991 Recent Works, Gary Anderson Gallery, Sydney
1989 Assemblage Collage, Bellas Gallery, Brisbane
1988 Gary Anderson Gallery, Sydney
1984 Gary Anderson Gallery, Sydney
1983 Ray Hughes Gallery, Brisbane
1980 Ray Hughes Gallery, Brisbane
1979 Institute of Modern Art Brisbane
1978 Ray Hughes Gallery, Brisbane
1977 Ray Hughes Gallery, Brisbane
1976 Ray Hughes Gallery, Brisbane

Group exhibitions
Year Exhibitions
1996 Mary Place Gallery, Sydney. Organised by Bellas/Sutton Galleries
1996 Reference Points 4, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
1996 Asia-Pacific Hotel Art Fair, Brisbane
1979 European Dialogues, Biennale of Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales

References
  1. "Madonna Staunton | Milani Gallery". milanigallery.com.au. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. Mckay, Peter (2014). Out of a clear blue sky - Madonna Staunton. Brisbane: Queensland Art Gallery. ISBN 9781921503658.
  3. Staunton, Madonna (2003). Madonna Staunton. ISBN 1875792465.
  4. Helmrich, Michele; Zurbrugg, Nicholas (1994). Madonna Staunton - A Survey. Brisbane: Queensland University of Technology. ISBN 0868564850.
  5. "Australian Honors Search Facility". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  6. "Vale: Madonna Staunton". QAGOMA Blog. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  7. QAGOMA. "Madonna Staunton". Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  8. "Madonna Staunton". Artlink Magazine. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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