Norman Reginald Baggaley
(British Australian, b.1937)
Industrial Landscape
Oil on board
Signed "N R Baggaley" (lower right)
Dated "1965" (lower right)
45 cms x 59 cms (image)
61 cms x 75 cms (framed)
Provenance:
Sothebys, Modern and Contemporary Art including Deloitte Collection (Comparable, Lot 209, 21st March 2005, Paddington Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, Australia)
Private Collection, Australia
Private Collection, United Kingdom
[with] Contemporary Art Management

Born in Staffordshire, United Kingdom 1937 Baggaley obtained a National Diploma of Design (Painting) at Stroke on Trent College of Art, United Kingdom.

Mixing pictorial geometry and naturalism, Baggaley first exhibited his works of art with The London Group in 1962. Following his travels from the UK to Australia begining in 1969, Baggaley, the former Dean of Art and Design at Melbourne's Prahran, exhibited at the El Dorado Gallery, Sydney, Australia.

Baggaley's first Australian appointment was from 1978 to 1980 where he was appointed Dean of the School of Arts at Ballarat College of Advanced Education. Baggaley then spent the next two years as Dean of the Faculty of Art and Design at Prahran College of Advanced Education.

From 1982 until 1991 Baggaley was Professor of Visual Arts and Dean at Prahran CAE, before moving to the Victorian College of the Arts as Associate Professor and Dean of the School of Art at the University of Melbourne Victorian College of Art. Baggaley was also Head of School at Ballarat College of Advanced Education.

In 1983 Baggaley presented a work of art to the University of Australia Art Acquisition Committee commenting that "it was desirable that works from previous heads of School of the Arts be held by the College and that initially the painting could be located in the Art staff room for the first year then displayed else where on campus". This work of art formed part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection currently features over 2450 works of art and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007 - Source: Victorian Collections : https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/534748159821f420f8c03601

Painting in Australia Norman Baggaley exhibited works of art alongside the artists: Judith Alexandrovics, Bob Baird, Jean Bellette, William Boissevain, Pierto Capogreco, John Cartwright, Fiona Craig, Ross Davies, Paul Delprat, Simon Devir, Margaret Early, Rick Everingham, Donald Friend, Elizabeth Frith, Garry Greenwood, Paul Haefliger, Marie Hutton, Chris Kenyon, Kerrie Leishman, George Morant, Sidney Nolan, Margaret Olley, John Pointon, Leo Robba, Joe Rose, Rachel Rovay, Elayne Russell, Venita Salnajs, Olga Sankey, Brian Seidel, Ben Shearer, Terry Swann, Andre Teleki, Rhonda Walters, Helen Wiltshire, Helen Zelazne and Reinis Zusters.

International Exhibitions: London Group, Salon des Nations, Centre International d'Art Contemporain, Paris, Holdsworth Gallery, NSW, Sydenham Gallery, Adelaide, Llewellyn Gallery, Dulwich, and Quentin Gallery, Perth, Australia.

International Collections: Artbank, City Art Institute, Sydney, Reserve Bank, Sydney, University of Melbourne, Rural and Industries Bank, Perth, Camcorp Investment Collection, South Australian College of Advanced Education and Federation University Art Collection.

"The London Group continues to produce, however, each annual exhibition will indubitably bring forth new names and “radical” works that will continue to provoke contemporary uproar. Such is the response to art" - Studio Magazine, Uproar! The First 50 Years of the London Group 1913 - 1963.
 
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