Angela Goddard on Stella Creed

Join art historian and curator, Angela Goddard, for a talk focused on forgotten modern artist Stella Creed (1904–1997).

Stella Creed’s career as an artist was made extraordinary due to her intrepid travel. She moved from central Queensland to Sydney, then to Paris and rural France to follow her ambitions to explore and learn from cutting edge artists.

As a student of Anne Dangar, André Lhote and Albert Gleizes, Creed found herself immersed in a world that challenged artistic norms, fostering a bold and experimental approach to her work.

In this talk, Angela will provide insight into how the unearthing of Creed’s archive of surviving works and letters provide insight into how expatriate Australian artists, especially women, were taught and influenced by modern artists in Europe in the late 1920s. The rediscovery of Creed’s work expands the story of modernism in Australia and the links between Australian and French art during this period.

Angela Goddard is a curator, writer, Director of the Griffith University Art Museum (GUAM), Meeanjin/Brisbane, and a board member of Sheila: A Foundation for Women in Visual Art.

Friday Art Talks is a free weekly program. Hear from artists, curators and experts on the works in our collection and exhibition program. This talk is part of a series focused on the major exhibitions Ethel Carrick and Anne Dangar on display in Gallery 12 until the 27 April 2025.

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Headphones will be available for attendees who are hard of hearing.