Mary Tonkin
Mary Tonkin | |
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| Born | 1973 (age 50–51) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Artist |
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| Alma mater | Monash University |
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| Discipline | Art |
| Institutions | Monash University |
Mary Tonkin is an Australian artist, who in 2002 won the Dobell Prize, the highest prize for drawing in Australia.[1] She was awarded her prize for her work Rocky Outcrop, Werribee Gorge 2000.
Tonkin was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1973.[2] In 1992, she was accepted to study at the Faculty of Art and Design at Monash University. She went on to obtain a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) with honours and a Masters in Fine Arts.
From 1996-2004, she was a lecturer at Monash University.[3]
Major recent exhibitions of Tonkin's works include Near the top dam (2007) and a retrospective exhibition Home 2000-2010 (2011-2) at the Burrinja Gallery in Upwey, Victoria.
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