Melinda Harper

Melinda Harper (born 1965)[1] is an Australian abstract artist. She works with a variety of media including drawing, collage, photography, screen printing, painted objects and embroideries. Her work is characterised by the use of colours, stripes and geometrical designs.

Early life and career

Harper was born in Darwin, Northern Territory in 1965.[1] She says a visit to the National Gallery of Australia, in particular to its American Abstract Expressionist collection, was instrumental in her decision to become an artist.[2] She studied at Prahran Art School, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in painting.[3]

Her first exhibition was held at Melbourne's Pinacotheca Gallery in 1987.[1]

She was one of a small number of artists (including Kerrie Poliness, Rose Nolan and Stephen Bram) who set up Store 5, an artist-run exhibition space in High Street, Prahran in 1989.[4]

Work

Major exhibitions

  • Colour Sensation: The Works of Melinda Harper, Heide Museum of Modern Art (27 June 2015 - 25 October 2015)[5]

Public collections

References

  1. ^ a b c Melinda Harper. Zimmer, Jenny. South Yarra, Vic.: Macmillan Art Pub. 2007. ISBN 978-1-921394-04-1. OCLC 271817471.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ "Melinda Harper". Artist Profile. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  3. ^ McGregor, Ken, 1959- (2007). Melinda Harper. Zimmer, Jenny. South Yarra, Vic.: Macmillan Art Pub. ISBN 978-1-921394-04-1. OCLC 271817471.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ McKenzie, Robyn (2005). The Local Group Store 5 1989-1993 (PDF). Caulfield, Vic: Monash University Museum of Art.
  5. ^ "Colour Sensation". Heide Museum of Modern Art. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Melinda Harper". National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Untitled, (1998) by Melinda Harper". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

Further reading

  • Sue Cramer, Anthony White, Rebecca Mayo and Judith Pascal, Colour Sensation: The Works of Melinda Harper, 2015.
  • Ken McGregor and Jenny Zimmer, Melinda Harper, Macmillan Art Publishing, 2007.