TWMA Annual Report 2010-2011 - Tarrawarra Museum of Art

Annual Report 2010/2011

Board of DirectorsMarc Besen AO Chairman (2000-)Eva Besen AO (2000-)Daniel Besen (2009-)Frank Ford (2000-)Alan Goldberg AO (2000-)Craig Holland (2009-)Henry Lanzer (2000-)Josephine Ridge (2009-)Museum StaffDirectorMaudie Palmer AORegistrarMim ArmourFacilities ManagerTony DuttonCuratorAnthony FitzpatrickTarrawarra Museum of Art311 Healesville-Yarra Glen RoadHealesville, VictoriaPO Box 310 Healesville 3777PHONE +613 5957 3100FAX +613 5957 3120EMAIL museum@twma.com.auWEB www.twma.com.auMarketing and Public ProgrammesHanna HamiltonMedia and CommunicationsEliza OrdinansFront of HouseLidia Gertig

TarraWarra Museum of ArtAnnual Report 2010/2011STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCEThe TarraWarra Museum of Art Limitedwas established as a company limitedby guarantee in October 2000. It isthe first privately funded, significantpublic visual arts museum to be set upunder the Australian Government’sphilanthropic measures announced inMarch 1999. TWMA operates as a notfor-profitinstitution, with a charter todisplay Australian art from the secondhalf of the twentieth century to thepresent day. The museum was launchedby the Prime Minister, The HonourableJohn Howard in April 2002.Eva and Marc Besen had long dreamtof sharing their inexhaustible passionfor Australian art with the people ofAustralia and beyond. In 1999, the firststeps were taken to make this dream areality, with the formulation of a visionfor a new museum in the Yarra Valley,with its own collection of Australian artchosen from their private collection thathad been lovingly assembled over theprevious fifty years.In 2000, an architectural competitionwas conducted with five of Melbourne’smost outstanding architects invited topresent design schemes for the museum.Allan Powell’s design for this elegantbuilding, arcing gently from the earthin concert with the contours and huesof the landscape, was chosen. With itshull resting permanently at TarraWarra,this vessel provides a worthy additionto recent Australian architecturalaccomplishments within the public artssector, and an inspiring environmentwithin which to view modern andcontemporary art. This new museum builtby Probuild Constructions was openedby the Victorian Premier, The HonourableSteve Bracks, in December 2003.To date, the TarraWarra Museum ofArt collection comprises Australianworks of art from the early 1950s to thepresent day, the same period duringwhich Marc and Eva Besen havecollected art. It highlights artists whosework has come to prominence fromthe 1950s onwards; artists who haveshaped the development of modernart in Australia. The collection exploresthe development of contemporaryart, highlighting differences, styles andmovements, attempting to demonstratethat which distinguishes Australianmodernism. While containing examplesof internationally informed art, the TWMAcollection demonstrates a coherent anduniquely Australian character, stronglyfounded in this nation’s interior andexterior world. This collection also retainsan intimate character reminiscent of,and derived from its origins as a privatecollection. The museum’s AcquisitionPolicy centres on the consolidation ofthe obvious strengths of the collectionthrough the acquisition of works from the1950s onwards. In addition, exceptionalworks by artists working from 1950 to thepresent day are assessed both on theirindividual merit and on their potentialto extend upon the strengths of thecollection. Using the same method ofassessment, contemporary works, as wellas works by precursors to the 1950s areacquired where appropriate.Indigenous art has not been initiallyincluded in depth but in order for thecollection to represent contemporaryAustralian practice the acquisition policyhas been broadened to includedindigenous art and in particularurban indigenous art in the context ofAustralian contemporary art. While theinitial collection donated by Eva andMarc Besen focused upon painting, therange of media has expanded to furtherdevelop the collection. TarraWarraMuseum of Art has a commitmentto making a selection of this uniquecollection available for the publicto view throughout the year. Duringeach annual programme, temporaryexhibitions focusing either on particularfacets of the collection, or using thecollection as impetus for an examinationof a wider selection of art are exhibitedtogether with contemporary installationsand themed exhibitions. This realisationof Eva and Marc Besen’s vision in theirgift to the public, provides a retreatfrom the city and an opportunity toexperience three of their enduringpassions, Australian modern art,architecture and the landscape of thebeautiful Yarra Valley.Maudie Palmer AODirector2

TarraWarra Museum of ArtAnnual Report 2010/2011122 31. Ms Jane Scott, former director, opening TWMAContemporary 20102. Mr Marc Besen AO and Mr Carrillo Gantner AOat the opening of Artwork to Tapestry3. Mr Jason Yeap OAM, Trustee, NGV and artistMs Sally Smart at the opening of the Artwork toTapestry4. Guests applauding the opening speeches forArtwork to Tapestry43

TarraWarra Museum of ArtAnnual Report 2010/2011121. Dame Elisabeth Murdoch DBE, AC and Mrs LynWilliams AM at the opening of Artwork to Tapestry2. Ms Sue Walker AM, Inaugural Director ATW and MrStuart Purves AM, Director Australian Galleries at theopening of Artwork to Tapestry3. Mrs Eva Besen AO, Mr Marc Besen AO and MsWendy Whiteley OAM at the opening of Brett Whiteley:Connections4. Mrs Diana Morgan, Mrs Eva Besen AO, Ms DebbieDadon and exhibition artist Mr Robert Baines withwife Mrs Wendy Baines at the opening of Returning tothe jewel is a return to exile5. Antonia Syme, Director ATW, The Hon Ted Baillieu,MP, Premier of Victoria, Ms Maudie Palmer AO, TWMADirector, and Charlotte Young3544

TarraWarra Museum of ArtAnnual Report 2010/2011chairman’s forewordMarc Besen AOWe are rapidly approaching the museum’s tenth birthday celebration. TarraWarraMuseum of Art was launched in April, 2002 in the temporary premises at theMetropolitan Meat Market Art Centre, Blackwood Street in North Melbourne. InDecember of the following year we completed the building of our magnificentmuseum which was designed by Allan Powell and built by Probuild Constructions.In the years since we began at the Metropolitan Meat Market Art Centre we havemounted 60 exhibitions which have included exhibitions from the collection as wellas those which have focused on modern Australian art and contemporary art.In the past year there has been a total of seven exhibitions on display includingTWMA Contemporary 2010 which was mounted in place of the regular Biennialexhibition of contemporary art and Australian Masterpieces from the TWMAcollection: Blackman Klippel which brought together works by these two iconicAustralian modernists. The extraordinarily popular Brett Whiteley: Connections wasan outstanding exhibition which was strongly linked to the museum’s collection witheight of the paintings included from the TWMA collection. Returning to the jewelis a return from exile a remarkable contemporary international jewellery exhibitionwas displayed in the intimacy of the Vista Walk. Concurrent with the Whiteley andjewellery exhibitions Australian Masterpieces from the TWMA collection: The 70swas on display in the South gallery. The new year opened with two exhibitions thatlargely focused on contemporary artists, Artwork to Tapestry and Rosslynd Piggott:Dividing Infinity: A Room for Painting showing in the Main gallery and the Northgallery respectively.A number of individuals supported us through the year by opening our exhibitions,including John Kaldor AM, Wendy Whiteley OAM, Olga Zobel Biro, Doug Hall AMand The Hon Ted Baillieu MP, Premier of Victoria and Minister for the Arts. We aredeeply indebted to these individuals for their support and to all of the individualswho participated in the public programmes of the museum.We are most grateful to the artists, their dealers and lenders, both public and privatefor their commitment to supporting the exhibition programme. We would also liketo acknowledge the Cultural Exhibitions and Fine Arts Indemnification Scheme forsupporting the Whitleley exhibition. In addition, we would like to acknowledge thesponsors during the year, TarraWarra Estate, White Rabbit Brewery, Direct PaperSupplies and Paoli Smith. Finally we thank the RACV Club Healesville for theircontinued support and the Besen Family Foundation for their ongoing financialcommitment to the museum.Eva and I wish to acknowledge the Director Jane Scott who was responsible forthe above programme. Jane left the position of director at the end of Januaryin 2011. We also wish to thank Maudie Palmer AO the Inaugural Director whoreturned as the interim Director until a new appointment was made and the smalland dedicated staff as well as the individuals in the Harbour Club who have sogenerously given their time and expertise to the museum and its programmes. Inaddition we are grateful to the advisors who continue to support the Board of themuseum.Finally I wish to acknowledge my fellow Board Members, my wife Eva Besen AO,Alan Goldberg AO, Frank Ford, Henry Lanzer, Daniel Besen, Josephine Ridge andCraig Holland for their contribution to the ongoing success of the museum.5

TarraWarra Museum of ArtAnnual Report 2010/2011Director’s ReportMAUDIE PALMER AOTarraWarra Museum of Art is well known for its commitment to supporting Australianmodern art and mounting innovative exhibitions. During the 2010/2011 financialyear the seven original exhibitions held in the museum provided a uniqueperspective on how we view art today. These accessible exhibitions along withthe renowned architecture makes TarraWarra Museum of Art an exceptionaldestination for not only our local and Victorian public but for interstate andinternational visitors. With our exhibitions changing seasonally, based on both themuseum’s permanent collection and also loaned works, visitors look forward to ournew exhibitions displayed in our ever-changing galleries.One of the year’s highlights was the very popular and admired Brett Whiteley surveyBrett Whiteley: Connections which was held over the summer months. The exhibitiondrew high visitation numbers which assisted in the continued rise in attendancenumbers for the museum. Increasingly we see larger numbers of internationaltourists visit the museum when touring the Yarra Valley as well as return visits byMelburnians who have grown to appreciate the museum as a valued addition tothe cultural activities available in the state of Victoria. Other highlights include theperformance of Katie Noonan and The Captains and the museum’s informativeeducation programme with public talks by TWMA Contemporary 2010 participatingartists Brendan Van Hek, Anastasia Klose and Jon Campbell. During the Whiteleyexhibition in service training was held for secondary school teachers presentedby Alec George from the Brett Whiteley Studio and public talks were presentedby Wendy Whiteley OAM, Barry Pearce, Head Curator of Austrlaian Art, AGNSW(ret. 2011) and author Kathie Sutherland which were well attended. During theArtwork to Tapestry exhibition, artist John Wolseley, weaver Chris Cochius and thestudio manager of the Australian Tapestry Workshop Sara Lindsay presented aninformative discussion of the collaborative process between artist and weaverwhich was well received.The museum continues to be indebted for the assistance given by the extraordinaryvolunteers who provide exceptional and highly valuable support with the everydayrunning of the museum and together with the staff we wish to thank them. I ampleased to note that since my return in February this year we have seen an almostthree fold increase of this important group of individuals. The reforming of theWelcoming Guides in March of this year to support our education programmehas been a great success and I would like to make a special mention of thanksto Leone Smith and Helen Lamble for co-ordinating this group of dedicatedindividuals.During this past year there have been a number of staff changes and retirements.We bid all of those staff members every good wish with their future careers.Personally, it has been a pleasure for me to return to work with a remarkable teamof individuals.TarraWarra Museum of Art has established a reputation for showcasing someof Australia’s leading artists. We continue to provide a programme of thehighest possible quality which presents the collection while providing a contextfor contemporary art with the aim of ensuring a stimulating and memorableexperience for all that come to visit. We look forward to an exciting future ofexceptional exhibitions while continuing to build on the collection with newacquisitions.6

TarraWarra Museum of ArtAnnual Report 2010/2011EXHIBITIONSTWMA Contemporary 20106 August - 24 October, 2010Main and North galleriesTWMA invited eight Arts Industry professionals to each nominate one artist for inclusion in TWMAContemporary 2010. The exhibition showcased significant directions, acknowledged Australiantalent and explored new ideas, creating a fresh opportunity to explore Australian contemporaryart practice.Australian Masterpieces from the TWMA collection: Blackman & Klippel21 August, 2010 - 21 November, 2011South galleryThis exhibition featured works from the TWMA collection by Charles Blackman and Robert Klippel.By exhibiting these two artists side by side viewers could contemplate the contrast of Blackman’sdreamlike figurative paintings with the abstract sculptural assemblages of Klippel.Brett Whiteley: Connections6 November, 2010 - 19 March, 2011Main and North galleriesCurated by Wendy Whiteley OAM, this exhibition followed Whiteley’s artistic exploration throughabstraction, figuration, landscape and still life. Whiteley’s quintessentially Australian art capturesthe intellectual and physical journeys that characterised his generation. His uninhibited stylecelebrated his muse, his friends, artists he admired as well as villains he encountered; and he hasbecome one of Australia’s best known and admired artists.Returning to the jewel is a return from exile7 November, 2010 - 20 February, 2011Vista Walk galleryThis exhibition featured three outstanding artists, Robert Baines, Karl Fritsch and Gerd Rothmann. Allare master technicians producing some of the best examples of contemporary jewellery practiceboth in Australia and abroad through their innovative and complex surface treatments and use ofmaterials alongside a commitment to abstraction.Australian Masterpieces from the TWMA collection: The 70s28 November, 2010 - 26 June, 2011South galleryThis exhibition featured works from the TWMA permanent collection created in the 1970s. Ithighlighted key aspects of this decade in which diverging artistic streams flowered, including PopArt and hard-edged Minimalist Abstraction.Artwork to Tapestry2 April – 19 June, 2011Main galleryTWMA worked with the Australian Tapestry Workshop (ATW) to create an exhibition that told thetale of the journey taken from original artwork to tapestry, featuring a selection of contemporaryart which has been interpreted via the skilled and talented hands of the weavers of the ATW into anew, unique form in wool and cotton.Rosslynd Piggott: Dividing Infinity: A Room for Painting2 April – 19 June, 2011North galleryThis exhibition continued the long poetic dialogue Rosslynd Piggott has pursued between theephemeral and the specific and the contrasting philosophies of the East and West. Featuring aselection of recent and new paintings, the exhibition evoked a quiet and reflective space in whichviewers could take time to contemplate and absorb the subtle nuances of these intriguing works.7

TarraWarra Museum of ArtAnnual Report 2010/2011COLLECTIONThe museum’s collection consists of 387 works of art. 177 of the works registered here have been donated through theAustralian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Eva and Marc Besen. The last seven acquisitions have been purchasedduring the financial year.8Rosalie GASCOIGne Afternoon 1996 2008.004John KELLY The Town Council 2003 2008.005Howard ARKLEY The Bay Window 1989 2008.006Charles BLACKMAN Hawthorn School Girl 1953 2008.007John BRACK Sailing No 2 1990 2008.008John BRACK Flowering Gum III 1958 2008.009John BRACK Study for “Collins St” 1955 2008.010John BRACK Mother and Son 1954 2008.011John BRACK The Old Time 1969 2008.012John BRACK Nude on the Black Bed 1957 2008.013John BRACK One Leg Raised 1973-76 2008.014John BRACK The Fall of the Ancient Ladies 1975 2008.015William DELAFIELD COOK Bank 1993 2008.016William DELAFIELD COOK Museum Pieces 1974-75 2008.017William DELAFIELD COOK Promontory 1981 2008.018William DOBELL Cockney Mother 1937 2008.019William DOBELL Wangi Boy circa 1951 2008.020Russell DRYSDALE Murphy’s (Landscape with Country Pub) 1947 2008.021Russell DRYSDALE The Boresinker and his Daughter 1964 2008.022Russell DRYSDALE Youth with Painted Basket Melville Island 1958 2008.023Joel ELENBERG Mask circa 1978 2008.024Ian FAIRWEATHER Landscape China 1933 2008.025Ian FAIRWEATHER The New Baby circa 1935-36 2008.026Ian FAIRWEATHER Bridge in Soochow 1941 2008.027Ian FAIRWEATHER Woman with Goats 1933 2008.028Ian FAIRWEATHER Temple Peking 1936 2008.029Ian FAIRWEATHER Two Children circa 1934 2008.030Ian FAIRWEATHER The Cloth Market Peking circa 1935 2008.031Ian FAIRWEATHER Musicians 1954 2008.032Ian FAIRWEATHER Chi-tien goes Begging 1964 2008.033Leonard FRENCH Regeneration 1961 2008.034James GLEESON Locale for a Strange Nativity 2003 2008.035Roger KEMP Expanding Dimensions undated 2008.036Roger KEMP Birds in Flight 1965 2008.037Roger KEMP Number 42 circa 1968 2008.038Robert KLIPPEL No 187 Key Tree 1965 2008.039Robert KLIPPEL Opus 264B 1971 2008.040Colin LANCELEY Seeds of Discontent 1973 2008.041Colin LANCELEY Chablis 1980-81 2008.042David LARWILL Dunny Door circa 1984 2008.043Tim MAGUIRe untitled 20060909 2006 2008.044Godfrey MILLER Trees and Mountain circa 1961-63 2008.045Godfrey MILLER nude and the Moon circa 1962 2008.046Sidney NOLAN Evening (Burke and Wills Series) 1964 2008.047Sidney NOLAn luna Park Memories 1945 2008.048Sidney NOLAN Divers, Swimmers circa 1945 2008.049Sidney NOLAn St Kilda Jetty 1945 2008.050Sidney NOLAn After Glenrowan Seige No.2 1956 2008.051Sidney NOLAN Escape from Glenrowan to Black’s Camp 1946 2008.052Sidney NOLAN Anthills 1950 2008.053John OLSen landscape 1971-1977 2008.054John PERCEVAL Rain on the Dahlia Farm 1963 2008.055John PERCEVAL Grandmother in the Glade 1959 2008.056John PERCEVAL Ships at Night 1959 2008.057John PERCEVAL low Tide circa 1957 2008.058Margaret PRESTON The Distant Ranges 1944-45 2008.059Margaret PRESton Flannel Flowers 1922 2008.060Lloyd REES Near Volterra, Tuscany 1955 2008.061Lloyd REES Southern Landscape 1956-58 2008.062Lloyd REES Australian Facade II 1966 2008.063William ROBINSON The Ridge, Beechmont, with Back Creek Gorge 1994 2008.064William ROBINSON Purlingbrook Escarpment 2005 2008.065

TarraWarra Museum of ArtAnnual Report 2010/2011Jan SENBERGS South Face 1989 2008.066Jan SENBERGS The Black Plank I 1972 2008.067Jeffery SMART Study for “Container Train in Landscape” 1983 2008.068Jeffery SMART Jacob Descending 1979 2008.069Jeffery SMART The Dome 1977 2008.070Tim STORRIER Millennium Fire Line 1999-2000 2008.071Albert TUCKER Faun in the Bush 1969 2008.072Albert TUCKER Intruder and Parrots 1965 2008.073Bryan WESTWOOD The Chair circa 1982 2008.074Brett WHITELEY Sunset on the Sofala Road 1974 2008.075Brett WHITELEY The River at Marulan (…..reading Einstein’s Geography) 1976 2008.076Brett WHITELEY Australia 1970-74 2008.077Brett WHITELEY Lavender Bay with Palms circa 1980 2008.078Brett WHITELEY The Cloud Reader, aka Lonely Man on an Island 1973 2008.079Frederick Ronald WILLIAMS Autumn at Karratha Station circa 1979 2008.080Frederick Ronald WILLIAMS Wild Dog Creek 1977-78 2008.081Frederick Ronald WILLIAMS lilydale Triptych I 1974 2008.082Frederick Ronald WILLIAMS Marked Grave, Erith No. 1 1974 2008.083Frederick Ronald WILLIAMS Marked Grave, Erith No. 2 1974 2008.084Frederick Ronald WILLIAMS You Yangs III 1963 2008.085Frederick Ronald WILLIAMS landscape circa 1970 2008.086Davida ALLEN Mother and Child 1989 2009.001Rick AMOR Bridge in the West 1989 2009.002Rick AMOR The City (Dusk) 1983 2009.003Rick AMOR Holiday 2005 2009.004Howard ARKLEY The Cacti Succulents 1986 2009.005ASHIKA Milestone Buddha undated 2009.006ASHIKA Mount Gaia 1999 2009.007ASHIKA Time and Timelessness 2007 2009.008David ASPDEN Some other Blues undated 2009.009Clarice BECKETT Beach Road Beaumaris undated 2009.010Clarice BECKETT Sunset Black Rock circa 1935 2009.011Yosl BERGNER Downcast Eyes 1944 2009.012Yosl BERGNER From a Chelm Story 1947 2009.013Yosl BERGNER The Verdict 1987 2009.014Charles BLACKMAN Girl with Nosegay 1959 2009.015Charles BLACKMAN The Umbrella circa 1961 2009.016Peter BOOTH Nomad 1986 2009.017Peter BOOTH Painting 1985 2009.018Paul BOSTON Jizo with Staff 2006 2009.019Arthur BOYD Wimmera Landscape 1954 2009.020Guy BOYD Ballet Dancer Practicing 1984 2009.021John BRACK An Amateur Couple 1969 2009.022John BRACK Four Modern Couples undated 2009.023Robert DICKERSON Mrs Basset in Windsor Street, Paddington NSW circa 1975 2009.024William DOBELL The Dirt Cart 1936 2009.025William DOBELL Sketch for Margaret Olley 1948 2009.026William DOBELL The Student 1940 2009.027William DOBELL Study for ”Helena Rubenstein” 1960 2009.028William DOBELL Study for “Irish Youth” 1964 2009.029William DOBELL Study for “Wangi Boy” circa 1948 2009.030William DOBELL Westerly 1948 2009.031Joel ELENBERG Animal Head 2 undated 2009.032John FIRTH-SMITH Daylight 1986 2009.033Donald FRIEND Allegory After Bosch circa 1958 2009.034Donald FRIEND Dog Fight 1954 2009.035Donald FRIEND The Outrigger 1950 2009.036Sam FULLBROOK Buderim Garden undated 2009.037Rosalie GASCOIGNE Club Colours 1983 2009.038Rosalie GASCOIGNE Milky Way 1993-94 2009.039Rosalie GASCOIGne poplars 1996-97 2009.040Kristen HEADLAM Public Park: The Bigger Picture 1998 2009.041Louise HEARMAN Untitled 2003 2009.042Bill HENSON Untitled 1987/88 2009.043Bill HENSON Untitled (from the Paris Opera Project) 1991 2009.044Bill HENSON Untitled 1996/97 2009.045Sali HERMAN Woolloomooloo 1965 2009.046Dale HICKEY Cottlesbridge Landscape circa 1980 2009.047Dale HICKEY Untitled (Studio series) 2004 2009.0489

TarraWarra Museum of ArtAnnual Report 2010/2011Michael JOHNSON Vermillion 1988 2009.049Robert JUNIPER Flower Study undated 2009.050Robert JUNIPER near Northam 1965 2009.051John KELLY Cow up a Tree undated 2009.052Robert KLIPPEL No. 411 1981 2009.053Robert KLIppel no. 829 undated 2009.054Robert KLIPPEL No. 923 1960 2009.055Robert KLIppel opus 89 1960 2009.056Robert KLIppel opus 249 1970 2009.057David LARWILL Dirty Business 1986 2009.058David LARWILL Untitled 1982 2009.059Clement MEADMORE Portal 1994 2009.060Godfrey MILLER Forest Series 1957-61 2009.061Godfrey MILLER Still Life 1950-55 2009.062Susan NORRIE Be Seeing You Whenever 2007 2009.063Justin O’BRIEN Boy in Costume No. 2 undated 2009.064Justin O’BRIEN The Fisherman undated 2009.065John OLSen lilypond (sketch for tapestry) 1984-85 2009.066John OLSen untitled (Gouache) 1967 2009.067Paul PARTOS painting 1980 2009.068Paul PARTOS untitled 2001 2009.069John PASSMORE Boys Fossicking for Mussels circa 1955 2009.070John PASSMORe trees in Landscape 1958 2009.071John De Burgh PERCEVAL Boy Discovering a Jack in the Box 1943 2009.072Clifton PUGH The Cat and the Wounded Bird 1963 2009.073Clifton PUGH Feral Cat 1976 2009.074Clifton PUGH On a Chicken Farm 1960 2009.075Peter PURVES SMITH French Countryside circa 1983 2009.076Peter PURVES SMITH Mother and Child 1939 2009.077Grace Cossington SMITH Atlantic Cedar circa 1965 2009.078Edwin TANNER An Engineers’ Workshop II 1957 2009.079Edwin TANNER Hats on Shoe 1955 2009.080Imants Alfred TILLERS Blossoming 3 2005 2009.081Imants Alfred TILLERS Dream 1991 2009.082Imants Alfred TILLERS Hill of Grace 1999 2009.083Albert TUCKER Ibis Flying 1965 2009.084Albert TUCKER Image of Modern Evil 1945 2009.085Albert TUCKER Night Image circa 1935 2009.086Danila Ivanonch VASSILIEFF Arabesque Arching circa 1955 2009.087Danila Ivanonch VASSILIEFF A Street Ball Game 1948 2009.088Danila Ivanonch VASSILIEFF East Melbourne Street Scene undated 2009.089Danila Ivanonch VASSILIEFF Lion’s Head circa 1955 2009.090Danila Ivanonch VASSILIEFF Ned Kelly 1953 2009.091Danila Ivanonch VASSILIEFF Reclining Man undated 2009.092Danila Ivanonch VASSILIEFF Upright Man circa 1956 2009.093Dick WATKINS Jumbo 1984 2009.094Susan NORRIe Momentary Time 2010 2010.006Philip WOLFHAGEN Journey to the Source IX 2010 2010.007Gareth SANSOM Beowulf 2008 2010.008Tim MAGUIRe untitled 20100601 2010 2010.009Stieg PERSSon Kometen 2010 2010.010Leonard FRENCH The Creation 1961 2011.001John OLSEN The Fishermen’s Cart Arrives Mallorca 2010 2011.00210

TarraWarra Museum of ArtAnnual Report 2010/2011COLLECTION LOANSJeffrey BrenAustralian b. 1944, d. 2007Blind elephant 1970oil on canvas, 122.2 x 90.2 cmThis work was included in the exhibition Jeffrey Bren: The Dark Mirror mounted by the Art Gallery of Ballarat, Victoria andon display from 14 August – 26 September 2010 which focused on the earlier work of this significant but relatively unknownAustralian artist.John OlsenAustralian b. 1928Salute to Cerberus 1965oil on plywood, 185 x 244.5 cmThis work was on display at The Bayside Gallery, the new artspace at the Bayside Arts & Cultural Centre, Brighton for theirexhibition Common ground which opened 2 July until 11 September 2011. The exhibition explored the use of gestural line workin major works by John Olsen, Lorraine Connelly-Northey and John Wolseley.PUBLICATIONSTWMA Contemporary 2010Foreword by Jane Scott.Essays by Bronwyn Johnson, Tony Ellwood, SimeonKronenberg, Jan Minchin, Rachel Kent, Dr GerardVaughan AM, Ashley Crawford & Amy Barrett-Lennard.40 pagesBrett Whiteley: ConnectionsForeword by Jane Scott.Introduction by Wendy Whiteley OAM andBarry Pearce.8 pagesArtwork to TapestryForeword by Maudie Palmer AO.Essay by Ian Were.8 pagesRosslynd Piggott: Dividing Infinity: A Room for PaintingForeword by Maudie Palmer.Conversation between Rosslynd Piggott and AnthonyFitzpatrick.6 pages11

TarraWarra Museum of ArtAnnual Report 2010/2011HARBOUR CLUB volunteers AND WELCOMING GUIDESThe TarraWarra Museum of Art gratefully acknowledges the support of the Harbour Club Volunteers who assist our staff in someaspects of the day-to-day running of the museum including security, reception duties and administration. Their invaluablesupport is greatly appreciated and we continue to encourage new members to join this essential group. The WelcomingGuides which were reformed in March 2011 have been meeting regularly to learn about the current exhibitions, and assist withguiding of tour groups and during events.Harbour Club Welcoming GuidesJan AikenMargaret BlackburnCelia CornickJohn DarbyJo GourleyHelen HardhamMim KocherHelen LambleJoan LovellMargaret McLoughlinJenny ReddinPeter SankLeone SmithRoy SmithNicola StairmandHarbour Club volunteersPhyllis AgamBarbara AndersonSally AndersonSusan AndersonGrace Ann-PenningSerene AustinCarol BatchelorCelia BeetonSherilyn BurrowsIllona CaldowGeorgina CampbellCharlotte CarterStephanie CheekAnnamalia ChimentonJane ClarkDiane CookEloisa CostosoKaren DaireHolly DeakinTess DolanJohn DuffieldDenise FarranJanine FletcherKate FosterNan FrancisBarbara FranklinDianna GoldJulie GoodwinJenny HallZoe HattenAnna JarmanEmma JohnsonDaphne KayLauren-Anne KempsterAlison KennedyBridie LittlechildMargaret LunsonJulie ManningDaniela MiszkinisVal MurrayJill NicolJenny ParkerSue PetersRobyn RobinsBev SounessDiana ViggersRoslyn YeungAmanda Zame12

TarraWarra Museum of ArtAnnual Report 2010/2011TWMA MEMBERSThe TWMA Membership programme offers locals and art enthusiasts the opportunity to be involved with TWMA. Membershipbenefits include free entry to the Museum, invitations to exclusive member events, and a regular enewsletter.142 people have been members in the 2010-11 financial year.Victoria AitkenJackie AndersonJennene ArnelAdele BegovichMargaret BlairAndrew BlairRachel BlakeLes BomfordJohn BrandHelen BroadbentGavin BroderickMargaret BroderickPeter BrooksNigel CameronKathryn CarrollNorman & Denise CaseyVikki ChandlerRose ChandlerWendy ChapmanAnne ClarkAndre CleghornKeryn ComportSally CostarAllan CoxsonElizabeth CoxsonIrene CrozierEmily DevineValerie DiamondEric DuffCarmel DuffyIan DunneHeather DunneJilian DurbridgeDavid EnglandMargeurite EnglandMeaghan FarrellRodney FayAnthony FikkersJane FitzherbertAngelique Flemming-ToppMargaret FosterKate FosterElizabeth FoxKerry FreelandSusie FryJohn FunderAndrea Lee GilliesAlison & Richard GommersCarole GraceRichard GreenAli GriffinJessica HallDavid HarperStephen HarrisMadeleine HarrisPaul HawksleyDiana HawksleyChristopher HawtingRobyn HawtingRaema HayesKristina HoldenVeronica HollandMargaret HoustonChristine HughesMarilyn ImbergerRichard ImbergerLyn JenkinAndrew KaighinGeorge & Grace KassRichard KeanWarren KilleenMim KocherFredy KocherJack & Inge LedererValerie LockwoodChristopher LongFrederick LyonsLinda LyonsBernard MaceHelen MannAngela MarchoneNola MatthewsLynthorne MatthewsIan McBeathMargaret McIntyrePamela McLayJulia MelimAdam MemaryKaren MeulemanKeith MontellLindy MontellWayne & Sue MorganPeter & Pauline MorrisNoël NicholsonElizabeth NinnisFelicity NorrisShann O’GradyErin Marie O’NeillKristin OttoAlex ParfaitJenny ParkerElizabeth PattersonPeter PaytenMalcolm PeelPeter PetherbridgeGlenn PetherbridgeVivienne PottageRod PottageDale PrenticeDean PuttingFerdinand ReesChristopher RobertsLorraine RoscoeHeather RoyMaggie SailAnthony SaintJoseph SambrookGordana Frances SaricPhillip & Betty SaylorBarbara SchroederCarolyn ScrimshawAlan ScrimshawRosie & Robert SedmanMeg SparshottChristine StuartJoanne TatePhillip & Betty TaylorCindy TaylorGeorge TelehinPenny TolhurstAndrea TownsendLillian WalshJune WardTom WhelanIan WhitfordPeta WhitfordNaomi WilsonPatrick WittonHelen WoodAngela WoodSheila WoodShayne Wurf13

TarraWarra Museum of ArtAnnual Report 2010/2011Public programMESFREE DAILY TALKSTWMA staff continue to conduct free talks daily at 12.30pm and 3.30pm. Designed to give visitors an overview of how the museumwas established, its history, the collection and a brief introduction to the current exhibitions. These talks have proven to be verypopular as visitors welcome the opportunity to learn about the museum and its collection.A CONVERSATION BETWEEN ARTIST AND WEAVERHeld Saturday 16 April, this event featured artist John Wolseley and weaver Chris Cochius discussing their collaboration on Fireand water – moths, swamps and lava flows of the Hamilton region 2010 moderated by Sara Lindsay, Studio Manager, AustralianTapestry Workshop. Attended by approximately 80 visitors.A WEAVER AT WORKDuring the Artwork to Tapestry exhibition, 2 April – 19 June 2011, foundation weaver from the Australian Tapestry Workshop,Cresside Collette, worked two days a week in the Vista Walk on small tapestries of the views from the Vista Walk. Many visitorsenjoyed speaking with Cresside and gained a greater understanding of the process of making a tapestry, through seeing theprocess in action.KATHIE SUTHERLAND LECTUREHeld on Saturday 5 March 2011, author of the new publication Brett Whiteley, A Sensual Line 1957 – 67, spoke about thedevelopment of Whiteley’s early career in art, well attended by 98 visitors.BARRY PEARCE LECTURE – BAD BOY, GOOD ARTISTHeld on Saturday 12 February 2011, Barry Pearce head curator of Australian Art at the Art Gallery of NSW (ret. 2011) andco-author of the publication Brett Whiteley: Art & Life presented the lecture Bad Boy, Good Artist. Bookings were strong with 107visitors attending.KATIE NOONAN & THE CAPTAINS – CONCERTHeld on Saturday 27 November 2010, the event was booked out with 196 attendees enjoying Katie Noonan’s pure voice in thebeautiful main gallery amongst the Brett Whiteley: Connections exhibition.LECTURE BY WENDY WHITELEY OAMHeld on Sunday 21 November 2010, the event was strongly attended by 94 visitors, who were treated to an engaging lecture byWendy Whiteley OAM.LUNCH WITH WENDY WHITELEY OAMHeld on Saturday 20 November 2010 by TWMA major sponsor, the RACV Country Club, 40 guests were treated to a lunch at theRACV Country Club Healesville with Wendy Whiteley OAM, followed by a guided tour of the exhibition with Wendy Whiteley OAM.AN EVENING WITH WENDY WHITELEY OAM AT TWMAHeld on Saturday 20 November 2010, 44 attendees spent an intimate evening with Wendy Whiteley including refreshments and aprivate tour of the exhibition. Numbers were capped at 44 attendees to ensure that the event was intimate. Tickets were $40 perhead, and booked out very quickly.BRETT WHITELEY: CONNECTIONS - TEACHER INSERVICEAn in-service education session for teachers was held on Wednesday 20 October, hosted at TWMA by Alec George of the BrettWhiteley Studio prior to the opening of the Brett Whiteley: Connections exhibition. The inservice resulted in numerous bookings forschool tours and talks on the exhibition.1 214

TarraWarra Museum of ArtAnnual Report 2010/2011BRETT WHITELEY: CONNECTIONS - SCHOOL GROUP TOURSThe Brett Whiteley: Connections exhibition 6 November – 19 March was strongly attended by school groups with42 groups (the majority visiting in March 2011) including 904 students visiting, of those 431 were VCE students.BRETT WHITELEY: CONNECTIONS – PRIVATE TOUR GROUPSThe exhibition was strongly attended by private tour groups with 424 visitors attending in 29 different private groupvisits.ARTISTS’ FLOOR TALKSHeld on 22 August, TWMA Contemporary 2010 artists Brendan Van Hek, Anastasia Klose and Jon Campbell gavefloor talks to 37 visitors.TWMA ART BUSFrom August 21 through to October 30 the museum supplied a free bus to 11 local state and catholic primaryschools including Healesville, Yering, Toolangi, Gruyere and Christmas Hills. More than 194 children from prep toyear 6 utilised the sponsored bus to visit the Blackman & Klippel and TWMA Contemporary 2010 exhibitions.RECONSTRUCTION – PERIPHERAL LIVINGHeld on 17 July during the Bushfire exhibition as part of the State of Design Festival, featured presentationsdiscussing reconstruction after a bushfire by senior lecturers in architecture at RMIT, Nigel Bertram and GretchenWilkins, the event attracted 62 visitors.HEALESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL WORKSHOPSHeld at Healesville High School, on July 16 and August 2, Susan Purdy, exhibiting artist in Bushfire Australia,conducted a two part workshop on creating photograms. TWMA supplied the photographic paper, chemicalclips and trays for the workshops, which were attended by 11 VCE students from Healesville High School.ARTIST TALKHeld on July 4, artists Camilla Tadich and Peter Wegner, exhibiting artists in Bushfire Australia presented to 47visitors.31. Students enjoying a visit to the Brett Whiteley:Connections exhibition, March 2011 2. Weaver ChrisCochius, artist John Wolseley and Sara Lindsay, StudioManager, Australian Tapestry Workshop discussingFire and water – moths, swamps and lava flows of theHamilton region 2010 during Artwork to Tapestry3. Anastasia Klose speaking to visitors during TWMAContemporary 2010 4. Ms Wendy Whiteley OAM andMs Jane Scott, director of TWMA at the Brett WhiteleyConnections public programme.415

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