Thomas A. Middlemost

     
Thomas A. Middlemost
The Charles Sturt University Art Collection
tmiddlemost@csu.edu.au
www.csu.edu.au


Biography

Thomas A Middlemost, b. 28.05.1973, Syd., Aust. B.A. (Art Hist, Cur.) A.N.U. 1991-94, Grad. Dip. (Art Hist) A.N.U. 1995, COFA. M.A. Art Admin 1996 (incompl.), PhD candidate ANU Art Hist. (submitted). Foundation Chair, Arts Advisory Committee City of Wagga Wagga. 2009-10, Chair, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery Advisory Committee 2001-09, Board Member, Council of Australian University Museums and Collections 2007-2012, Committee Member, Wagga Cultural Advisory Board 2001-2, Committee Member WWCC/CSU cultural committee 2006-Present. Art Curator, Charles Sturt University (F/T), 1996-Present, Teacher, TAFE Riverina Institute, (P/T). IMPRINT, Journal of the Print Council of Australia, irregular writer. Foundation for Young Australians, Centenary of Federation Scholarship winner, 2001. Internship, Tate Modern 2001. A printmaking friendly curator.

Academic Paper

Australian Monotypes
While much has been published on Australian printmaking, the Australian monotype is generally dealt with in a cursory manner and has never served as the subject of a detailed, dedicated study. My PhD thesis through the Australian National University entitled “Australian Monotypes” submitted in September 2012 sets out to fill this lacuna, both through a general history of monotypes in Australian art – with a comprehensive investigation of the various clusters of monotype artists that have appeared during the past 120 years of Australian art history – and through three case studies of prominent Australian artists for whom the monotype was an important part of their practice. The selected artists are Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny (1864–1947), Margaret Rose Preston (1875–1963) and Bruno Leti (b.1943).

This paper will not attempt to summarise the entire thesis, which would be folly, but will endeavour to give an overview of the clusters of artists who made monotypes and therefore add to the story of monotype in Australian art history; from the first Australian monotypes in the 1880s until the present day. This paper will not attempt to delve into definitions of the monotype, ghost print etc. or discuss the introduction of the term monotype into the Australian art lexicon.