Maureen Slatter – Australia

Born 1930, Ipoh, Malaysia

Flight acrylic on board 74 CM X 74 CM

Occupation:

Artist and art teacher (retired)

Education:

1947-52 Diploma of Art, Ealing College of Art, London, England: Major in Oil Painting

Media:

Oil, acrylic, watercolour, pastel and collage

Experiences related to art:

C1970-1980 Art Teacher, Mitcham Technical College

1960’s Commercial Artist

1950’s Murals for Central Electricity Authority, London, England

Honours and awards:

In excess of fifty prizes in local exhibitions within Victoria.

Life member – Waverley Arts Society

Life member – Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors

Solo Exhibitions:

2004 Frankston Arts Centre, by invitation, Frankston, Victoria

C1982 Highway Gallery, Mount Waverley, Victoria

1952 Ealing College of Art, London, England

Group Exhibitions:

1970 – 2004: more than fifty group and society exhibitions, selected:

2004 Frankston Arts Centre: Rhythm of Life

2004 Monash Gallery of Art: Waverley Arts Society – selected paintings

2003 The Box Hill Community Arts Centre, Box Hill: The Contemporary Painters Group

Important collections:

Tintern Collection, Victoria, Australia

Collections in USA, New Zealand, Fiji, England

Artists’ statement:

I came to Australia from England after marrying an Australian, who was working in London, and have lived here ever since.

“Flight” is a design based on the flight of a bird, which to me, is a symbol of freedom. We have a saying “free as a bird”, and the sight of a bird soaring effortlessly into the sky is a wonderfully liberating image. However, total freedom is not always desirable. We all value the ties we have to those we love, our home and friends.

In my painting I am trying to express the freedom of spirit, which is close to my heart.