Miriam Stannage was known for her work in painting, printmaking and photography, and participated in many group and solo exhibitions, receiving several awards over her career.
12 Facts About Miriam Stannage
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Miriam Stannage's work was featured in two Biennales and two major retrospective exhibitions.
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Miriam Stannage was born in 1939 in Northam, Western Australia to Helen and James Stannage.
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In 1962 and 1963, Miriam Stannage travelled extensively, visiting Europe, the USA and Canada.
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That same year Miriam Stannage opened her own art gallery, Rhode Gallery, in Perth, where she worked and exhibited for two years.
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In 1980, Miriam Stannage married fellow artist and UWA lecturer Tom Gibbons, and the two shared a 30-year partnership in which they worked together to support the creative culture in Perth.
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Miriam Stannage first rose to prominence through the 1982 Sydney Biennale and the 1992 Adelaide Biennale, as well as her solo shows at the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
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Miriam Stannage was awarded an honorary doctorate from Curtin University, as well as being declared a 'State Living Treasure' in Western Australia.
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Seven of Miriam Stannage's works have been featured in the Cruthers Collection of Women's Art.
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Miriam Stannage favoured simple structure and minimal use of form in her works, opting instead for text and collaged tableaux.
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In 2001, following the September 11 attacks, Miriam Stannage shifted her focus strictly to the event, making works which spoke to the random nature of terrorist attacks and the interplay of monotony and death.
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At the time of her death in 2016, Miriam Stannage's works were held in various state and national collections, including the Australian National Gallery in Canberra and the Art Gallery of Western Australia.