Curriculum Vitae, Resume

Margaret Woodward

 Margaret Moir Southwell Woodward

Born 1938-

Painter, draughtsman and lecturer. Born Sydney, Australia. Accepted special  Government Scholarship to the National Art School, 1956. Studied National Art   School, 1956 – 1960. Participated in many group shows in New South Wales and   Victoria 1961 – 1967, including “Young Sydney Artists”, Clune Galleries   Sydney. “Young Contemporaries”, Blaxland Galleries, Sydney. “Young Artists”   exhibition, Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne. Frequent exhibitor during this   time in the Archibald and Wynne Competitions, with works included in the   selections for exhibition in Melbourne and Adelaide State Galleries.

Travelled overseas in 1967, based in London, travelled to Holland and   Paris, and later to Holland, Switzerland and France in 1972, and Paris, 1995.   Taught part-time in schools and various technical colleges, (NSW and WA) 1961   – 1972, then full-time lecturer at the Western Australian Institute of   Technology. (Curtin University) 1972 – 1978. Resigned in order to return to   Sydney. (Graduate Diploma in Education, Sydney Teachers’ College, 1981.   Taught, 1979 – 1985 Hornsby TAFE.

During 1970s, she travelled to Java and Hong Kong, and also   participated in an expedition along the Canning Stock route to Lake   Disappointment, Durbar Springs and Warburton, and since has travelled   extensively throughout remote regions of Australia; in Kenya, overland to   Koobi Fora (eastern edge, Lake Turkana) and to the Ethiopian border.

First solo exhibition: John Gild Galleries,   Perth, 1972. Exhibitions regularly since, in all capital cities throughout   Australia.

Major group exhibitions include   “Contemporary Painting”, University of Western Australia, “Western Australian   Artists” Art Gallery of Western Australia, “10 Western Australian Artists”   Art Gallery of Western Australia, “Women in Art” WA. Institute of Technology.   Georges Invitation Exhibition, Melbourne. McCaughey Invitation Exhibition,   Melbourne 1979. “Mandorla” invitation exhibition, WA, Wynne Prize   retrospective, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney. Drawing survey show. “Drawing on   Inspiration” Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney. Art Gallery of New South Wales   touring exhibition, (Sulman), 1995  Finalist (Archibald) 1996 finalist .

Inside Looking Out, an exhibition of   key art works by Margaret Woodward was held at the Parramatta Heritage Centre April to June 2003 subsequently, to tour to regional art galleries Across NSW.

Many awards, including the Wynne prize, (1971)   Art Gallery of New South Wales. The Portia Geach Memorial prize (twice)1983 1984. The Kedumba prize 1990 (Blue Mountains, NSW) Le Gay Brereton prize for drawing1959 ,Hunters Hill art prize of New South Wales. At 19 years.

Prizes Awarded:

Nancy Kilgour memorial award, Ashfield prize for Contemporary painting

Wynne Prize 1971, Gosford Prize works on paper , Wyong Art Prize 1986,87

Wyong Art prize Works on Paper 1990 Wyong Art prize 1995

The pens and Pencils Silver Pen Award 2004

Represented in Art Gallery of New South Wales, Museum Art Gallery   Northern Territory, Art Bank, National Trust and regional galleries, also in   various university, major corporate and private collections throughout   Australia, and in Europe and the USA. 

National Portrait Gallery Canberra.

Now also at The Cedars SA home of Hans Heysen.

A biographical book Margaret Woodward was published by   Beagle Press and released and sold out in 2003. (A second edition was   printed).

Third edition also Printed as second sold out too.

Sometime Available on Ebay.

Throughout the late 1990's

and early 2000's Margaret traveled more into aboriginal areas 

Elcho Island and Melville Island other parts of the northern territory with fellow  artists including Max Miller and Robert Juniper.

Exhibited at Framed gallery Darwin 

Gomboc Gallery WA

Wagner Gallery, Sydney

major exhibitions 2011,2013,2014

Travelling Exhibition Liberation or drawing II Wagner Gallery and Solander   and another gallery WA 2015 

Framed GALLERY Darwin  CLOSED   2016.

works relocated to WA  Gomboc Gallery WA .

Exhibition Wagner Gallery 2018

Since 2014

Exhibitions and solo person exhibiting has been a rarity although, Gomboc still has a major collection on permanent display .

2018 Work gifted to National Portrait Gallery Canberra Self Portrait as Sarah Weise Transported.

Oil Painting of note as it was an Archibald Prize Finalist.

2019 Major Collection of Works on Show at Gomboc Gallery including works represented in the book of her life and works not seen in decades.

2020 Work that was part of the drawn together exhibition and tour portrait of Judy Cassab and Nora Heysen purchased by Hans Heysen foundation for The Cedars SA.

Work will soon be on Display.

2020 Works on Exhibition at Abotsleigh girls School WAHROONGA Spectrum show from the Studio works span 1950s to early 2000s.

2020 Archieval material Donated to Art Gallery of NSW for the .State collection

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