Isabel Davies – Artist
EXHIBITIONS & COLLECTIONS
As an artist, Isabel Davies has shown her work in both solo exhibitions and group exhibitions. She is also represented in a wide range of collections.
Solo Exhibitions
ASSEMBLAGES: Isabel Davies
Mildura Art Centre
Mildura, VIC
Recent Geometric Constructions
Stephen McLaughlan Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
Songs of the Shore
Arthouse Gallery
Mackay, QLD
Lake Eyre Collections
Australian Galleries
Melbourne, VIC
One Hundred Days around Australia
Artspace
Mackay, QLD
One Hundred Days around Australia
Australian Galleries
Melbourne, VIC
Journey: Lake Eyre to the Kimberley
Christine Abrahams Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
Simpson Desert Series
Christine Abrahams Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
Expedition True Desert
Macquarie Galleries
Sydney, NSW
Simpson Desert Assemblages
Macquarie Galleries
Sydney, NSW
Egyptian Series
Christine Abrahams Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
Mungo Series
Macquarie Galleries
Sydney, NSW
Mungo Series
Christine Abrahams Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
Egyptian Series
Lyceum Club
Melbourne, VIC
Assemblages and
Drawings with Collage
Powell Street Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
Drawings
Works Gallery
Geelong, VIC
Drawings
Stuart Gerstman Galleries
Melbourne, VIC
Recent Works
Shepparton Art Gallery
Shepparton, VIC
Paintings with Assemblage
and Drawings with Collage
Old Fire Station Gallery
Perth, WA
Paintings with Assemblage
and Drawings with Collage
Holdsworth Galleries
Sydney, NSW
Relief Constructions
Realities Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
Relief Constructions
Holdsworth Galleries
Sydney, NSW
Relief Constructions
Realities Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
Relief Constructions
Holdsworth Galleries
Sydney, NSW
Art and Ceramics in Architecture
Concept Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
Paintings
Munster Arms Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
Paintings
Manyung Gallery
Mount Eliza, VIC
2022
2019
2006
2005
2003
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1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1979
1977
1976
1973
1971
1970
1969
Group Exhibitions
2020-21
2017
2015
2008
2007
2006
2005
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1970
Know My Name
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
20/20 Shared Vision
Art Bank, Sydney, NSW
(40th anniversary exhibition)
New Acquisitions: The Heide Collection
Heide Museum of Modern Art
Bulleen, VIC
9 x 5 Now
Victorian College of the Arts
Margaret Lawrence Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
Objectillogica: A modern wunderkammer
Holmes á Court Gallery at Vasse Felix
Cowaramup, WA
Cut and Press
Red Gallery
North Fitzroy, VIC
AS IF: When and Now
Queen Victoria Women’s Centre
Melbourne, VIC
AS IF: Echoes from the
Women’s Art Register
West Space
Melbourne, VIC
2πr Artists
10th Anniversary Exhibition
Red Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
Boundless: Artists’ Books from the
Mackay Regional Council Collection
Artspace, Mackay Regional Gallery
Mackay, QLD
When You Think about Art
Curator: Helen Vivian with Sandie
Bridie
George Paton Gallery
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC
Collages and Assemblages
Arthouse Gallery
Mackay, QLD
Transition, 2πr Artists Group
Span Galleries
Melbourne, VIC
Dialogue, 2πr Artists Group
Red Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
Group exhibition: Painting, Sculpture
& Work on Paper
Australian Galleries
Melbourne, VIC
Dialogue
Monash University Prato Campus
Prato, Italy
Persistence of Memory
2πr Artists Exhibition
Span Galleries
Melbourne, VIC
2πr: An exhibition by the 2πr Group
Central Goldfields Art Gallery
Maryborough, VIC
Palaeographia: Artworks from
Deep Time
Curator: Rhonda Davies
Macquarie University Art Gallery
Sydney, NSW
Through Women’s Eyes
Glen Eira City Council Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
The Persistence of Pop: Monash
University Gallery Touring Exhibition
~Horsham Art Gallery, VIC
~Swan Hill Art Gallery, VIC
~Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart, TAS
The Persistence of Pop: Monash
University Gallery Touring Exhibition
~Exhibitions Gallery, Wangaratta, VIC
~Ararat Regional Gallery, VIC
~Hamilton Art Gallery, VIC
The Persistence of Pop: Works from
the Monash University Collection
Monash University Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
The 2πr Show
Associate Curator: Juliette Peers
Span Galleries
Melbourne, VIC
Pathways
Curator: Eva Gaitatzis
Manningham Art Space
Melbourne, VIC
A Small Survey of Boxes
Curator: Rachel Young
Basement Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
Eveolution
Newcastle Art Gallery
Newcastle, NSW
Bias Binding
Women’s Art Register 1975–1995
VicHealth Access Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
An Increase in Assets: Acquisitions from the Last Five Years
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery
Ballarat, VIC
Simile
Curator: David Salter
Craft Victoria
Melbourne, VIC
Exploring Landscape
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery
Ballarat, VIC
ACAF 3
Exhibition Building
Melbourne, VIC
10 Square: Works for Wilderness
Linden Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
Off the Wall / In the Air
Guest Curator: Jennifer Phipps
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
Melbourne, VIC
Off the Wall / In the Air
Guest Curator: Jennifer Phipps
Monash University Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
Gallery Artists
New Macquarie Galleries
Sydney, NSW
Balance 1990
Queensland Art Gallery
Brisbane, QLD
Mass Media – Mixed Media
Curator: Arthur McIntyre
Painters’ Gallery
Sydney, NSW
Reference Points
Queensland Art Gallery
Brisbane, QLD
Freestyle: Australian Art – ’60s to Now
National Gallery of Victoria
Melbourne, VIC
Outback Australia
Vincent Art Gallery
Adelaide, SA
First Australian Contemporary Art Fair
Melbourne, VIC
The Self Portraits
Curator: Christine France
David Jones Art Gallery
Sydney, NSW
Bone
Curator: Susan Rankine
Gertrude Street Artists’ Space
Melbourne, VIC
Women Artists
Latrobe Regional Gallery
Morwell, VIC
Tenth Sculpture Triennial
Mildura Arts Centre
Mildura, VIC
New Art 2
Macquarie Galleries
Sydney, NSW
Christmas Show
Christine Abrahams Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
Sculpture Survey
Mildura Art Centre
Mildura, VIC
The Age of Collage
Curator: Arthur McIntyre
Holdsworth Contemporary Galleries
Sydney, NSW
Women’s Art Register Exhibition & Benefit Auction
Caulfield Art Centre
Melbourne, VIC
Five Women
Golden Age Gallery
Ballarat, VIC
Women’s Images
Victoria College, Prahran
Melbourne, VIC
Open Windows, Closed Doors
La Trobe University
Melbourne, VIC
Ten Years
George Paton Gallery
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC
First Australian Sculpture Triennial
La Trobe University
Melbourne, VIC
Women’s Art Forum
Hawthorn City Art Gallery
Hawthorn, VIC
Women’s Art
Niagara Lane Galleries
Melbourne, VIC
Georges Invitation Art Prize
Georges Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
Spring Festival of Drawing
Mornington Peninsula Art Centre
Mornington, VIC
The Map Show
Ewing Gallery,
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC
Seventh Sculpture Triennial
Mildura Arts Centre
Mildura, VIC
Eight Women Realists
VCA Gallery
Melbourne, VIC
Caltex ‘Master’s Choice’ Award
Royal South Australian Society of Arts Gallery
Adelaide, SA
Drawing 1978
Stuart Gerstman Galleries
Melbourne, VIC
MPAC Spring Festival of Drawing
Mornington Peninsula Art Centre
Mornington, VIC
The Women’s Show
Experimental Art Foundation
Adelaide, SA
Women’s Postal Event
Institute of Contemporary Art
London, UK
The Money Show
Ewing Gallery
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC
Portrait of the Artist as a Housewife: A Postal Event
Ewing Gallery
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC
Women in Art
Western Australian Institute of Technology
Perth, WA
Spring Festival of Drawing
Mornington Peninsula Art Centre
Mornington, VIC
Darnell de Gruchy Invitation Exhibition
Brisbane, QLD
Christmas 1970
Australian Galleries
Melbourne, VIC
Collections
Davies’ works have been acquired by national, state, regional and university galleries and are also held in many private collections.
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Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT
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Heide Museum of Modern Art, VIC
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National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
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Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
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Artspace, Mackay Regional Gallery, QLD
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Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, VIC
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Broken Hill Art Gallery, NSW
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Bunbury Regional Gallery, WA
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Fremantle Art Centre, WA
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Mildura Art Centre, VIC
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Newcastle Art Gallery, NSW
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Shepparton Art Gallery, VIC
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Shoalhaven Regional Gallery, Nowra, NSW
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Curtain University, Perth, WA
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Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA
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La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC
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Monash University, Peninsula Campus, VIC
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University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC
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University of Western Australia, Perth, WA
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Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
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Art Bank Collection (multiple locations)
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The Holmes á Court Collection, Perth, WA
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Other private collections in Australia and overseas.