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Leslie Dumbrell

Exhibition

Geometric Abstraction

...legacies of mainstream modernism, constructivism, minimalism and conceptual art. Curated by Sue Cramer and John Nixon Exhibiting artists: Tim Burns, Peter Cripps, Leslie Dumbrell, Melinda Harper, Robert Hunter, Robert Jacks, Robert MacPherson, John Nixon, Rose Nolan, Robert Owen, Peter Tyndall...
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Rewind: Geometric Abstraction

...with the exhibition’s theme.Geometric Abstraction11 September – 12 October 1986.Exhibiting artists: Tim Burns, Peter Cripps, Leslie Dumbrell, Melinda Harper, Robert Hunter, Robert Jacks, Robert...
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Rewind: In the beginning: Melbourne, 1982…the right place, the right time

...which included Betty Churcher (Chair), Bill Kelly (artist), Tom Quirk (businessman), Bill Lasica (lawyer) and artists, John Davis and Leslie Dumbrell, amongst others.Formed to navigate the establishment of a contemporary art centre, the committee quickly began formulating an early vision...
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1983

...formalised into the Centre for Contemporary Art Steering Committee, which included Betty Churcher (Chair), Bill Kelly (artist), Tom Quirk (businessman), Bill Lasica (lawyer) and artists, John Davis and Leslie Dumbrell, amongst others. Formed to navigate the establishment of a contemporary art centre...
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Each artist was given a room in the un-renovated Dallas Brooks Drive building and invited to paint as they desired.

3 Artists / 3 Rooms (1984)

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