Fine Arts Collection- Alumnae Artists

Beverley Budgen (1937 - ) Alumna 1952

Title: Composition in Red Medium: oil on canvas Date: 2002 Dimensions: 91.5 x 91.5 cm Collection category: painting, alumnae artist

Selected from the artist ’ s personal collection by Principal, Dr Amanda Bell, and donated to the School by the artist in 2014.

Beverley Budgen is an alumna of Brisbane Girls Grammar School (1952-1953). Beverley comments on her Art classes at School:

‘ At Brisbane Girls Grammar School the Art classes brought immense joy, and it was here that my first connection with art history was made. This introduction sparked a lifelong quest for knowledge of what artists had created in the past ,’ she said. At 17 years old, Beverley won the Sunday Mail Open Art prize. As a female, she was encouraged to study commercial art rather than painting; however, encounters with Margaret Olley and Betty and Roy Churcher ensured that her talent as a painter was allowed to develop.

Beverley has travelled extensively and draws on these experiences, as well as her love of home, to work across a number of genres, including interiors and still life.

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