artists represented
Biography
1915 Leonard born in Brisbane, Queensland
1916 Kathleen born in Devonshire, England
1927 Kathleen arrives in Australia
1931 – 1934 Leonard attends Brisbane Technical College
1932 – 1933 Kathleen attends Brisbane Technical College
1932 Leonard and Kathleen meet at art school
1934 – 1938 Kathleen works in a commercial art studio, Brisbane
1937 Leonard wins Carnegie Corporation grant
1938 Leonard studies sculpture in London at Westminster School with Eric Schilsky
1939 Leonard returned to Australia following outbreak of war and the close of art schools. Leonard and Kathleen run poultry farm till 1949
1942 Leonard and Kathleen married
1947 First exhibition at John Cooper’s Moreton Galleries
1949-1955 – Kathleen and Leonard 11 solo or 2 person exhibitions in Brisbane and Sydney
1958 – 59 – Kathleen teaches Stuartholme Convent, Brisbane
1959 – Leonard awarded Qld Centenary prize for sculpture
1960 – Kathleen teaches drawing at Dept of Architecture, University of Queensland
1961-1964 – Kathleen and Leonard travel to Greece, Italy and England. Leonard and Kathleen complete course at the Academia di Firenze and another in bronze casting at Royal College of Art London
1966 National capital development commission installed
1974 – Exhibited with Victor Mace
1975 – Leonard began full time teaching. Headed new sculpture course at QCA
1975 – Kathleen conducted workshops at society of sculptors Qld and Brisbane Technical College
1979 Prize for religious sculpture St Alban’s Art festival
1980s Perides Art Foundry began in Brisbane. The Kathleen and Leonard begun bronze works by wax method
1986 The Shillams awarded an AM
1986 Leonard won Gold Coast Sculpture competition
1988 Kathleen Redcliff Prize
1993 Leonard and Kathleen completed Jabirus bought by public subscription as memorial to the Johnstone Gallery, in Brisbane City Hall Art Gallery Collection (joint)
1996 Queensland Art Gallery Tribute Exhibition
2000 Leonard and Kathleen awarded honorary doctorate for services to the arts from UQ. Involved in establishment of the Redcliffe city art collection
2002 Kathleen died
2005 Leonard died
COMMISIONS
The Southport School, Brisbane Grammar School, St Hilda’s School, Villanova College Brisbane, Museum of Brisbane
COLLECTIONS
Museum of Brisbane, QAG, Women’s College UQ, AGNSW, AGWA, QAG, QVMAG,
Newcastle, Dalby, Redcliffe, Stanthorpe, Gold Coast,
James Cook University Townsville, University of Queensland Art Museum and University of Tasmania.