Victoria Mary Talbot

Victoria Mary Talbot, born in 1931, is an Australian painter and illustrator. She started her career in Melbourne in 1958. She moved to London where she worked for the well-recognized solo-exhibitionist Arthur Jeffress' Gallery in 1961. This period were successful and became her great breakthrough. During this period, she also finished the portraits of The Duke of Bedford, Lady Astor and Princess Ujrvala Bistraw Shah. In 1962 she had her first solo exhibition in Paris. There were several exhibitions in Australia in 1964. She travelled to Thailand, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Japan and America. After completing her exhibition in Los Angeles in 1965, she returned to London where she commissioned painting the Maharaja by Ciich-Behar. Her colourful and interesting life is reflected in her imaginative images, varied expressions from the observant and quality-conscious eye of an international connoisseur. She moved to Norway in November 1965, fell in love with the country and the tranquility.  

 Exhibitions 
+YearCityGallery exhibitions held1957MelbourneAustralian Galleries1957SydneyTerry-Clune Gallery1961LondonArthur Jeffress Gallery1962ParisJean Giraudoux Galerie1963MelbourneSouth Yarra Gallery1964London The Trafford Gallery1964London The Trafford Gallery1967ParisLa Galerie Mouffe1969London The Trafford Gallery1971Asker Galleri Pan1973MelbourneSouth Yarra Gallery1976Oslo   Galleri Galtung1979Oslo   Galleri Galtung1982Oslo   Galleri Galtung1986Elverum    Glomdalsmuseet1988   MelbourneWestpac Victorian

+Arts Centre TrustYearCityGallery exhibitions held1989   Sydney Casey Galleries1992Oslo   Galleri Galtung1996Shawnee  Oklahoma Mabee & Gerrer

+Museum of Art – USAYearCityGallery exhibitions held1998Roma Galleria Lazzari1999Mantova Galleria Accademia, Italia2005Oslo   Interiør-Galleriet2011Oslo   Interiør-Galleriet
Interiør-Galleriet

 Further reading 

 McCulloch, Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch-Childs. The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art. 4th Edition, Aus Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press, 2006. Page 934
 Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 659
 Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 433
 Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 371
 Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.

Category:Australian painters
Category:Artists from South Australia
Category:Illustrators
Category:1931 births
Category:Living people