Margaret Lawrence was a graduate of the University of Melbourne’s Master of Arts from the School of History and Philosophy and went on to become philanthropist and passionate collector of ceramics throughout her lifetime. Her meticulous collection of over 550 ceramic works was donated to the Victorian College of the Arts and to the VCA Margaret Lawrence Gallery in 2004 and is now cared for as part of the University of Melbourne’s significant Art Collection.
The Margaret Lawrence collection includes the work of Contemporary Australian ceramic artists Greg Daly, David Ray, Prue Venables, Alan Peascod, Stephen Benwell and Deborah Halpern. As well as works by highly distinguished early Australian studio potters including William Merric Boyd, Harold Hughan, Peter Rushforth, Reg Preston, Gladys Reynell and Klytie Pate.
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