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WILMA TABACCO
Wilma Tabacco was born in the province of L’Aquila, Italy and has lived in Australia since childhood. She received a Bachelor of Commerce from Melbourne University in 1972 and Diploma of Education in 1973. In 1979 she undertook a Diploma of Fine Art at Phillip Institute, Melbourne and whilst lecturing in painting and drawing at the University of Melbourne, continued studies at RMIT University where she completed a Master of Arts in 1995 and a PhD in 2006. Wilma has lectured variously in painting, drawing and printmaking at the University of Melbourne, Canberra School of Arts and at RMIT as part of the international programme in Hong Kong and in Melbourne.
She has received several grants from the Australia Council Visual Arts and Craft Board including a studio residency in Italy, and has also worked and exhibited in Seoul as the recipient of an Asialink residency in Korea. In 2011 she, together with Dr Irene Barberis, established Langford120, a contemporary gallery space. The gallery space was closed in 2018 although projects are still are still planned for the future. In 2018 Wilma commenced conducting workshops in colour and composition for The Art Room, Footscray. She also presented several Zoom lectures on abstract art and art interpretation. [ PDF - Download the complete Wilma Tabacco CV, Exhibitions & Collections - 2023 ]
Wilma in the studio 2011. Photo: Mark Ashkanasy
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