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STUDIES
| 1972 – 1975 | South Australian School of Art, Adelaide. Dip Fine Art |
| 1980 | Travelled and worked in America and Europe assisted by VAB Travel Grant. |
| 1986 – 1990 | College of Fine Arts, U.N.S.W., M.A. Visual Arts. |
| 1988 | VACB Residency in New York. |
solo exhibitions
| 2009 | Tripartite Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney |
| 2005 | New Directions new work, Depot Gallery, Sydney |
| 2003 | Precipice new paintings, Watters Gallery, Sydney |
| 2000 | On the Edge new work, Watters Gallery, Sydney |
| 1999 | Transformed A Survey 1990 - 1999 Watters Gallery, Sydney |
| 1998 | Angle new paintings, Watters Gallery, Sydney |
| 1996 | Connections new paintings, Watters Gallery, Sydney |
| 1995 | Transit new prints and drawings, Watters Gallery, Sydney |
| 1994 | Eclipse of the Moon new paintings, Watters Gallery, Sydney |
| 1992 | Searching the Shadows Watters Gallery Sydney |
| 1990 | From an Old House in America large works on paper, Watters Gallery, Sydney |
| 1989 | Works on Paper Watters Gallery, Sydney |
| 1988 | Ceremony Watters Gallery, Sydney |
| Performance Milburn & Arte, Brisbane | |
| 1986 | Watters Gallery, Sydney |
| Michael Milburn Galleries, Brisbane | |
| 1984 | Michael Milburn Galleries, Brisbane |
| Light Charms Watters Gallery, Sydney | |
| 1983 - 84 | Helen Eager Prints and Drawings Orange Regional Gallery and toured NSW Regional Galleries |
| 1983 | Out of Time drawing and prints, Watters Gallery, Sydney |
| 1981 | Recent Works on Paper Watters Gallery, Sydney |
| Prints and Drawings Miller Gallery, Perth, Western Australia | |
| 1979 | Watters Gallery, Sydney |
| 1978 | Pinacotheca, Melbourne |
| 1977 | Watters Gallery, Sydney |
selected group exhibitions
| 2011 | AAA - Australian Abstract Art Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney |
| Artist Artists Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, Vic | |
| 2010 | KIAF 2010, Korea International Art Fair Soeul, Korea |
| Melbourne Art Fair 2010 Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne | |
| The Catalano Collection Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat,Vic | |
| in [two] art the Agapitos/Wilson Annual, Maitland Regional Art Gallery,Maitland, NSW | |
| 2009 | pinned & framed Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney |
| The 23rd Annual Packsaddle Selling Exhibition New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW | |
| KIAF 2009, Korea International Art Fair Seoul, Korea | |
| 2008 | Australian Abstraction Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney |
| Melbourne Art Fair 2008 Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne | |
| 2007 | Sydney Prints; 45 Years of the Sydney Printmakers Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Windsor, NSW |
| Pairs of Paintings Utopia Art Sydney,Sydney | |
| Turning 20 Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney | |
| 2006 | Sydney Prints; 45 Years of the Sydney Printmakers S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney |
| Robert Jacks Drawing Prize Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, Vic | |
| Bits and Pieces abstract art Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney | |
| Melbourne Art Fair 2006 Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne | |
| 2005 | from big things little things grow Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney |
| Sydney v Melbourne Silvershot, Melbourne | |
| Sydney Art on Paper Fair 2005 Bryan Kennedy Hall, Moore Park, Sydney | |
| Museum II Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney | |
| 2000 | Abstraction Spirit, Light , Pure form Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney |
| The Australian Drawing Biennale Drill Hall Canberra, ACT | |
| 1999 | Silver 25th Anniversary Exhibition Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney |
| 1997 | Fishers Ghost Art Award Campbelltown Art Gallery, NSW |
| Conrad Jupiters Art Prize Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Sufers Paradise, Qld | |
| 13th Biennial Spring Festival of Drawing Mornington Peninsular Regional Gallery, Vic. | |
| 1996 | Kedumba Drawing Prize Invitation Drawing exhibition, Leura, NSW |
| Floressence Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney and touring | |
| Jacaranda Drawing Award Grafton, NSW | |
| 1995 | In the company of women 100 years of Australian Women's Art from the Cruthers Collection. P.I.C.A. Perth |
| 1994 | The John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne |
| Home and Away: Domestic Icons and Daily Life as Art Gold Coast City Gallery, Surfers Paradise, Qld | |
| 1993 - 94 | Arrangement: Australian still life 1973-1993 Museum of Modern Art, Heide, Melbourne |
| 1993 | Contemporary Australian Paintings: Works from the Allen Allen & Hemsley Collection . Westpac Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1992 | Magaret Stewart Endowment National Gallery Victoria, Melbourne |
| 1991 | Interiors Noosa Regional Gallery, Queensland |
| Her Story S. H. Ervin Museum, Sydney | |
| 1990 | The Rotary Collection, Australian National Gallery, Canberra |
| Paper Works: Drawings, Watercolours, Pastels & Collages , Wollongong City Gallery | |
| 1990 Collection: A Portfolio Of Australian Women Artists Macquarie Gallery, Sydney | |
| 1988 | Tamworth Environs Tamworth City Gallery and NERAM, Armidale NSW |
| A New Generation Australian National Galley, Canberra | |
| 1987 | Moet & Chandon Touring Exhibition AGWA and State Galleries |
| A New Romance Australian National Gallery, Canberra | |
| 1986 - 87 | Painters' Prints The Mitchelton Print Exhibition, Benalla, Shepparton,Victoria and touring |
| 1984 | Australian Woodcuts and Linocuts from the Collection Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| Works on Paper Campbelltown Art Gallery, NSW | |
| 1983 | Australian Perspecta 1983 Art Gallery of New South Wales and touring |
| The Printmakers Studio Art Gallery of New South Wales | |
| New Art, Selections from the Michell Endowment National Gallery of Victoria | |
| Some Recent Australian Works on Paper Art Gallery of New South Wales | |
| 1982 | Albury Purchase Award Albury Regional Arts Centre, Albury |
| Printmakers of NSW The Gallery, NSW House, London , England | |
| 1981 | Works from Kirktower House Peacock Printmakers Gallery, Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Capital Permanent Award Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong | |
| 1980 | Drawn and Quartered (Australian Contemporary Paperworks) Art Gallery of South Australia Festival Exhibition, Adelaide |
| Interiors Art Gallery of New South Wales Travelling Art Exhibition 1980 - 1981 | |
| Contemporary Australian Drawings and Prints Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney | |
| 1979 | Sixth British International Print Biennale Bradford, England |
| Tokyo Print Biennale Tokyo Art Museum, Japan. | |
| Art In The Making Art Gallery of NSW and travelling 1979-1980 | |
| 1978 | Still Life Still Lives Glenfiddich exhibition, Opera House, Sydney and travelling |
| 1976 | Outlines of Australian Printmaking Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat |
| 1975 | Young Artists Award Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide |
collections
Albury Regional Arts Centre Allens Arthur Robinson Art Gallery of New South Wales Art Gallery of South Australia Artbank, National Gallery of Australia Ballarat Fine Art Gallery Bathurst Region Art Gallery Broken Hill Art Gallery Burnie Art Gallery, Tas. Campbelltown Art Gallery Deakin university library Vic. Fremantle arts Centre, WA Griffith University, Qld |
Los Angeles M.O.C.A. Los Angeles, USA Melbourne University,Vic. National Gallery of Victoria, NE.R.A.M. Armidale NSW Newcastle Region Art Gallery NSW NSW Parliament House, Sydney Print Council of Australia, Vic. Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery, Tas. Tasmanian Art Gallery, Tas. Warrnambool Art Gallery Vic. WESTPAC - New York Wollongong Art Gallery NSW |
COMMISSIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
| 1982 | Print Council of Australia, member's print. |
| 1983 | Yulara Resort, Northern Territory, 1983: lithograph, edition of 50 |
| 1989 | Designed and painted set for the National Capitol Dancers, Canberra for the Ballet The Host |
| 1990 | 1990 Collection: A Portfolio Of Australian Women Artists, Commission Cancer Council of NSW |
| 1993 | Redesigned and painted set for the National Capitol Dancers, Canberra for the ballet The Host |
bibliography
reference books
Australian artists' index, compiled by Jan McDonald. Sydney: Arts Libraries Society, Aust. & New Zealand,1986.
Artists and galleries of Australia and New Zealand, edited by Max Germaine. Sydney: Lansdowne Editions, 1979.
Directory 1988 : Australian artists producing prints. Melbourne: Print Council of Australia, 1989.
Directory of Australian printmakers 1982, edited by Lilian Wood. Melbourne: Print Council of Australia, 1982.
Germaine, Max. Artists and galleries of Australia. Brisbane: Boolarong Publications, 1984.
Roseville, NSW: Craftsman House, 1990.
McCulloch, Alan. Encyclopedia of Australian Art. Hawthorn: Hutchinson of Australia, 1984.
Who's who of Australian Women, compiled by Andrea Lofthouse. Sydney: Methuen, 1982.
books
Drury, Neville. New art two. Roseville, NSW: Craftsman House, 1988. (Includes photos of 2 works and artist, biography and artist's statement)
McKenzie, Janet. Drawing in Australia: contemporary- images and ideas. Sydney; Macmillan, 1986. (Includes photos of 3 works)
1990 collection: a portfolio of Australian women artists. NSW: State Cancer Council, 1990. (Includes photos of work and artist)
Outlines of Australian printmaking: prints of Australia from the last third of the 18th century, until the present day. Ballarat: Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, 1976.
journals (articles)
"Artists to watch" Art and Australia. Sydney, 1983. Vol.20 No.3. p 328. (Includes photo)
Baker, Russel. "Portrait of the artist" Follow me . Sydney: Follow me Publications,
April/May 1987, p 121, 127. (Includes photos of works and artist)
Catalano, Gary. "About the house: The domestic scene in Australian art" Art & Australia. Sydney, Ure Smith, 1984. Vol.21 No.l. p 86
Clare, John. "Emanations of the inanimate: Helen Eager's subtle lithography" Sydney City Monthly. Sydney: Australian Consolidated Press, September 1981. p 108. (Includes photos of 2 works and artist)
Gallery Guide and Newsletter. Sydney: Australian Commercial Galleries Association, 1984. p 6-8. (Includes photo of work)
McPhee, John. "The Rotary collection of art by young Australians" ANG Association News.
Canberra: Australian National Gallery, March/April 1987. p 12-15. (Includes photo of work)
Morrell, Timothy. "Alien corn" Artlink. South Australia, 1989. Vol.9 No.2. p 58-59 (Includes photo of work)
Overton, Sara. "Affordable art: prints" Follow me. Sydney: Follow me Publications,
Oct/Nov 1984. p 151, 156-7 (Includes photos of 3 lithographs and artist)
journals (inclusions)
Art almanac. Sydney, September 1986. (Photo and comments)
Art and Australia. Sydney, Vol.22 No.5. p 453. (Exhibition commentary)
Art Gallery of South Australia monthly news. Adelaide, Vol.l No.10, March 1980. ("Drawn and quartered" information)
Australian National Gallery annual report 1977/78. Canberra: ANG, 1979. p 42 (Details of 5 print acquisitions - name, year, type, size)
Australian National Gallery annual report 1985/6. Canberra: ANG, 1987. p 102 (Details of acquisition - drawing)
Information bulletin, Art Gallery of NSW. Sydney, October, 1979. ("Travelling art exhibition" details)
Information bulletin, Art Gallery of NSW. Sydney, June, 1983. (Front cover photos of artist at work)
New England Region Art Museum annual report. NSW: Armidale City Council, 1987. (Front cover photo of artist's work)
Peacock printshop newsletter. Aberdeen, Scotland, 1981. (Details of exhibition, photo of work)
reviews
"Artist works with everyday subjects". Central Western Daily. Orange, NSW, 1983. ("Prints & drawings" touring exhibition)
Borlaise, Nancy. "Art". Sydney Morning Herald. I0/10/77. (lst show, Watters)
Burke, Janine. "Critic choice". National Times. Weekending 11/11/78. p 58 (Pinocotheca show)
Collins, Kate. "Reflections". Sunday Mail. Qld, 16/2/86. (Milburn show)
Pidgeon, W.E. "Art". Sun Herald . NSW, 18/10/77. (lst show)
Dolan, David. "The arts". Advertiser. S.A., 24/5/78. p 33 (CAS show)
Dolan, David. Advertiser. S.A., 4/3/80. ("Drawn & quartered")
Grishin, Sasha. "A mixture of love & objectivity: Helen Eager prints & drawing". Canberra Times. ACT, 10/7/84. (Arts Council show)
Langer, Gertrude. Courier Mail. Qld, 4/1/84. (Milburn show)
Lynn, Elwyn. Weekend Australian. 27/28 September, 1986. p 10. (Watters show)
Lynn, Elwyn. Weekend Australian. 6-7 June 1992 "Skeletons of the Human Insect"
Lynn, Elwyn. Weekend Australian. 11-12 January 1992 (Summer show Watters Gallery)
Lynn, Elwyn. "The fruits of female flair". Weekend Australian. 23/24 April, 1988. ("Ceremony", Watters)
Lynn, Elwyn, Weekend Australian. 4/5 March 1989. (Works on paper", Watters)
McDonald, John, "Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. September, 1986. (Listing and brief review for Sept 10-27 show)
McGrath, Sandra. "Whisky, & the art of picture buying". Australian. 1979. (Glenfiddich show at Opera House)
McGrath, Sandra. "Art". Australian. 11/10/77. p 10. (First show, Watters)
McGrath, Sandra. "So it's fruit and vegies all the way". Weekend Australian. 21/22 March, 1981. (Recent works on paper", Watters)
Mendelssohn, Joanna. "Paintings & drawings by Helen Eager & Virginia Coventry". Sydney Morning Herald. 12/9/86. p 12. (Watters show)
Mendelssohn, Joanna. "The arts". Bulletin. 14/6/88. p 107.
Sohien, Gina. "Billboard". National Times. May, 1983. p 32. (Exhibition listing & brief review)
Sturgeon, Graeme. "Artist's Artist" The Age (Pinacotheca show) Victoria, 11/11/78.
Sweeny, Brian. "Sweeny on Sunday". Sunday Sun. Qld, 16/2/86. (Milburn show)
Woolcock, Phyllis. "Arts". Courier Mail. Qld, 15/2/86. (Milburn show)
catalogues
Australian perspecta 1983: a biennial survey of contemporary Australian art. Sydney: Art Gallery of NSW, 1983. (Biography, photo of work)
Drawn and quartered: Australian contemporary paperworks Adelaide : Art Gallery of S.A., 1980. (Biography and statement)
First Australian contemporary art fair. Melbourne: Commercial Galleries Association, 1988. Hammond, Victoria & Svetlana Karovich. Painters' prints: The Mitchelton print exhibition. Victoria: Benalla & Shepparton Art Galleries, 1986. (Biography and photo of work)
Her story: Images of domestic labour in Australian art. Sydney: S. H. Ervin Gallery, 1991.
Interiors, Travelling art exhibition 1980-1981. Sydney: Art Gallery of NSW, 1980.
Interiors. Tewantin, Qld: Noosa Regional Gallery, 1991. (Artist's comment)
Legge, Geoffrey. Helen Eager. Brisbane: Michael Milburn Galleries, 1984. (Biography, photos of work and artist)
Legge, Geoffrey. Moet & Chandon touring exhibition. Australia: State Galleries, 1987. (Biography and photo of work)
McPhee, John. A new romance. Canberra: Australian National Gallery, 1987. (Held at University Drill Hall Gallery.)
A new generation 1983-1988. Canberra: Australian National Gallery, 1988.
New release show. W.A.: Miller Gallery, 1981. (Biography, comments and photo of work)
Portrait of a gallery . Sydney: Watters Gallery, 1989.
Print award exhibition. W.A.: Fremantle Art Gallery, 1981.
Printmakers of NSW. London: The Gallery, NSW House, 1982. (Biography)
Prints from Kirktower House . Aberdeen, Scotland: Peacock Printmakers Gallery, 1981. (Exhibition details and photo of work)
Second Australian contemporary art fair. Melbourne: Commercial Galleries Association, 1991.
Seventh British international print biennale. Bradford: Cartwright Hall, 1981.
Sixth British international print biennale. Bradford: Cartwright Hall, 1979.
Slutzkin, Linda. Art in the making; Travelling exhibition 1979-1980. Sydney: Art Gallery of NSW, 1979. (Biography, photos of 5 works, and of the printing steps)
Slutzkin, Linda. Helen Eager: Prints and drawings . Orange Regional Gallery, 1983.
(Includes 4 photos of work,and artist)
Still life still lives; the Glenfiddich exhibition. Sydney: Australian Gallery Directors Council, 1978. (Biography and photo of work)
Tamworth Environs . NSW: Tamworth City Gallery, 1988. (Photo of work, and artist, biography and statement)
The Australian Drawing Biennale. Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra, 2000 Essay by Joe Eisenberg and Photo of work
Tokyo print biennale. Japan: Tokyo Art Museum, 1979.
Women's imprint, womens & arts festival. Sydney: Art Gallery of NSW, October, 1982. (Project 39)
Work from the studios of .....[6 artists]: Watters Gallery
audiovisual material
Eager. Helen (and Margaret Dodd). Art in the making, the Art gallery of NSW travelling exhibition. Adelaide: Educational Technology Centre, Education Dept, S.A., 1979. (28 slides, booklet)
Arts of NSW Vision & sound exhibition, held Darling Harbour. Chatswood, NSW: The Production Group, 1988. (5 slides of work)
Melon, James. Helen Eager . Victorian State Library, 1985. (interview with artist - audio recording)
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