Sweatman was born in South Yarra[2] 1872.[3] She took drawing classes at a suburban ladies' college, and was recommended by her teacher to join the National Gallery School, where she studied for two years under Frederick McCubbin.[2] She also studied painting while at the school with Bernard Hall.[2]
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Sweatman taught at Melbourne Girls Grammar, where Clarice Beckett was one of her pupils.[4]
She was initially involved with the Victorian Artists' Society but her support for Max Meldrum eventually led to her being ousted along with friend A.M.E. Bale.[2] She started her career painting portraits but her love of nature and a move to Warrandyte prompted a concentration on landscape,[2] as reported of her 1929 exhibition at the Melbourne Athenaeum in The Cairns Post;
Miss Jo Sweatman, the Melbourne artist, is one who delights to paint the beauties of nature as she finds them on a bush track. There is no gainsaying that some of these bits of sunlight and shade round the gum trees make very attractive landscapes. In Miss Sweatman's recent exhibition at the Athenaeum there were on view "White Gums" and views of more distant tree topped ranges. Warrandyte, a little township on thc Yarra, has for some time been the happy hunting ground of artists, for it has many a beauty spot, and here Miss Sweatman has gone for some of her best bush scenes. Figures and flowers were included in the exhibition but probably most people would covet most one of the bush scenes which are so truly Australian.[5]
Building her house 'The Kipsy' next door to fellow artist Clara Southern, they both took an active role in developing the artistic community in Warrandyte, Victoria.[6] She helped establish annual art exhibitions with the Warrandyte Women's Auxiliary Association, serving on a committee of resident artists as secretary.[7]
In 1922 Sweatman was a finalist for the Archibald Prize for her Portrait Miss A.M.E. Bale. The same year A.M.E. Bale was a finalist with her portrait of Miss Jo Sweatman.[10] Sweatman died in 1956.[3]
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Estelle Mary Jo Sweatman 1872 1956 was an Australian painter She was a founding member of the Twenty Melbourne Painters Society 1 Jo SweatmanSweatman portrait by May and Mina MooreBornEstelle Mary Sweatman1872 1872 South Yarra VictoriaDied1956 aged 83 84 NationalityAustralianAlma materNational Gallery SchoolKnown forPainting Contents 1 Early life and training 2 Career 3 Exhibitions 4 References 5 Collections 6 External linksEarly life and training edit nbsp Sweatman was born in South Yarra 2 1872 3 She took drawing classes at a suburban ladies college and was recommended by her teacher to join the National Gallery School where she studied for two years under Frederick McCubbin 2 She also studied painting while at the school with Bernard Hall 2 Career editSweatman taught at Melbourne Girls Grammar where Clarice Beckett was one of her pupils 4 She was initially involved with the Victorian Artists Society but her support for Max Meldrum eventually led to her being ousted along with friend A M E Bale 2 She started her career painting portraits but her love of nature and a move to Warrandyte prompted a concentration on landscape 2 as reported of her 1929 exhibition at the Melbourne Athenaeum in The Cairns Post Miss Jo Sweatman the Melbourne artist is one who delights to paint the beauties of nature as she finds them on a bush track There is no gainsaying that some of these bits of sunlight and shade round the gum trees make very attractive landscapes In Miss Sweatman s recent exhibition at the Athenaeum there were on view White Gums and views of more distant tree topped ranges Warrandyte a little township on thc Yarra has for some time been the happy hunting ground of artists for it has many a beauty spot and here Miss Sweatman has gone for some of her best bush scenes Figures and flowers were included in the exhibition but probably most people would covet most one of the bush scenes which are so truly Australian 5 Building her house The Kipsy next door to fellow artist Clara Southern they both took an active role in developing the artistic community in Warrandyte Victoria 6 She helped establish annual art exhibitions with the Warrandyte Women s Auxiliary Association serving on a committee of resident artists as secretary 7 Sweatman was a founding member of the group Twenty Melbourne Painters Society that was formed by students and followers of Australian Tonalist Max Meldrum 8 Sweatman was considered to be one of Australia s most famous painters of wattle 9 In 1922 Sweatman was a finalist for the Archibald Prize for her Portrait Miss A M E Bale The same year A M E Bale was a finalist with her portrait of Miss Jo Sweatman 10 Sweatman died in 1956 3 Exhibitions editSouth Australian Society of Arts 9th annual exhibition November 1906 11 Victorian Artists Society 18th annual exhibition East Melbourne Galleries October 1913 12 Group exhibition Athenaeum Gallery July 1919 13 Australian Art Association annual exhibition Athenaeum Gallery 1 15 October 1920 14 Group exhibition Jo Sweatman A M E Bale Bernice Edwell Athenaeum Gallery November 1923 15 Twenty Melbourne Painters Society Queen s Hall November 1924 16 Twenty Melbourne Painters Society Athenaeum Gallery 15 29 September 1925 17 Solo exhibition Decoration Gallery May 1926 18 catalogue Twenty Melbourne Painters Society 8th annual exhibition Athenaeum Gallery 14 25 September 1926 19 Jo Sweatman amp A M E Bale Athenaeum Gallery 28 March 9 April 1927 20 Twenty Melbourne Painters Society 10th annual exhibition Athenaeum Gallery September 1928 21 Twenty Melbourne Painters Society 11th annual exhibition 24 September 5 October 1929 22 Solo exhibition Athenaeum Gallery April 1929 23 Australian landscapes Athenaeum Gallery 9 20 May 1933 24 Solo exhibition Athenaeum Gallery 30 April 11 May 1935 25 catalogue Solo exhibition Athenaeum Gallery May 1937 26 catalogue Solo exhibition Athenaeum Gallery 18 29 May 1943 27 Solo exhibition Athenaeum Gallery 22 May 2 June 1945 28 Twenty Melbourne Painters Society Athenaeum Gallery 3 14 September 1946 29 Solo exhibition Athenaeum Gallery May 1947 30 References edit Members Twenty Melbourne Painters Society Inc Retrieved 3 April 2018 a b c d e AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS OF TO DAY Age Melbourne Vic 1854 1954 9 May 1931 p 7 Retrieved 15 September 2020 a b Jo Sweatman National Gallery of Victoria Retrieved 3 April 2018 Ziegler Edith Miriam 2022 The worlds and work of Clarice Beckett Arcadia p 76 n 26 ISBN 978 1 922669 33 9 A Woman s Letter Beauties of Nature Cairns Post 15 May 1929 p 14 Retrieved 8 July 2023 Artists Warrandyte Warrrandyte Historical Society Warrandyte Historical Society Retrieved 15 September 2020 BACK TO WARRANDYTE Age Melbourne Vic 1854 1954 20 November 1931 p 7 Retrieved 16 September 2020 History Twenty Melbourne Painters Society Inc Retrieved 3 April 2018 Archibald entry in show Argus Melbourne Vic 1848 1957 16 September 1953 p 8 Retrieved 15 September 2020 1922 Archibald Prize Art Gallery of New South Wales Retrieved 3 April 2018 SOCIETY OF ARTS Register Adelaide SA 1901 1929 8 November 1906 p 6 Retrieved 15 September 2020 VICTORIAN ARTISTS SOCIETY S SHOW Punch Melbourne Vic 1900 1918 1925 9 October 1913 p 35 Retrieved 15 September 2020 ART EXHIBITION Argus Melbourne Vic 1848 1957 15 July 1919 p 5 Retrieved 15 September 2020 Nature on Canvas Herald Melbourne Vic 1861 1954 30 September 1920 p 4 Retrieved 15 September 2020 MELBOURNE EXHIBITIONS Australasian Melbourne Vic 1864 1946 3 November 1923 p 33 Retrieved 15 September 2020 TWENTY MELBOURNE PAINTERS Argus Melbourne Vic 1848 1957 19 November 1924 p 6 Retrieved 16 September 2020 ART NOTES Age Melbourne Vic 1854 1954 15 September 1925 p 9 Retrieved 16 September 2020 PORTRAITS AND LANDSCAPES Australasian Melbourne Vic 1864 1946 29 May 1926 p 49 Retrieved 16 September 2020 ART NOTES Age Melbourne Vic 1854 1954 14 September 1926 p 11 Retrieved 16 September 2020 DOUBLE SHOW OPENS Herald Melbourne Vic 1861 1954 28 March 1927 p 4 Retrieved 15 September 2020 TWENTY MELBOURNE PAINTERS Australasian Melbourne Vic 1864 1946 22 September 1928 p 17 Retrieved 15 September 2020 THE TWENTY MELBOURNE PAINTERS Age Melbourne Vic 1854 1954 24 September 1929 p 9 Retrieved 16 September 2020 PAINTINGS OF MISS JO SWEATMAN Herald Melbourne Vic 1861 1954 22 April 1929 p 4 Retrieved 15 September 2020 Australian Landscapes by Miss Jo Sweatman Age Melbourne Vic 1854 1954 9 May 1933 p 7 Retrieved 15 September 2020 ART NOTES Age Melbourne Vic 1854 1954 30 April 1935 p 7 Retrieved 16 September 2020 Landscapes Predominate In Three Art Shows Herald Melbourne Vic 1861 1954 3 May 1937 p 7 Retrieved 15 September 2020 JO SWEATMAN S PAINTINGS Argus Melbourne Vic 1848 1957 18 May 1943 p 9 Retrieved 15 September 2020 ART EXHIBITION Age Melbourne Vic 1854 1954 22 May 1945 p 2 Retrieved 16 September 2020 ART EXHIBITIONS REVIEWED Argus Melbourne Vic 1848 1957 3 September 1946 p 4 Retrieved 16 September 2020 ART EXHIBITION FINE WORK BY JO SWEATMAN Argus Melbourne Vic 1848 1957 27 May 1947 p 2 Retrieved 15 September 2020 Collections editHamilton Gallery 1 Castlemaine Art Museum 2 National Gallery of Victoria 3 External links editResources for Jo Sweatman on Trove National Library of Australia Images of Jo Sweatman s paintings on MutualArt Jo Sweatman Australian art and artists file State Library Victoria Jo Sweatman manuscript biography by Margaret Stephensen State Library Victoria HG Hamilton Gallery www hamiltongallery org Retrieved 16 September 2020 Jo Sweatman b 1872 d 1956 Castlemaine Art Museum Collection Online Retrieved 16 September 2020 Jo SWEATMAN Artists NGV www ngv vic gov au Retrieved 16 September 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jo Sweatman amp oldid 1180824156, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
