August Art Auction Lot 37 - At the Art Exhibition by Gladys Maccabe
Gladys Maccabe was born in 1918 in Randalstown, County Antrim. She attended the Belfast College of Art, whilst also working as a fashion and arts journalist. Maccabe exhibited regularly with fellow artist and husband, Max Maccabe, for example at the Kensington Art Gallery in London (1949), the Dawson Gallery in Dublin (1949), the Belfast Museum and Art Gallery (1958), and the Richie Hendriks Gallery in Dublin (1961). Maccabe was a member of The Contemporary Ulster Group, which included Daniel O'Neill, George Campbell, and Gerard Dillon.
With the assistance of fellow artist, Olive Henry, Maccabe formed the Ulster Society of Women Artists in 1957 as she believed there was an untapped promise amongst women artists in Northern Ireland. Maccabe served as the Society’s president, with its first major exhibition at the Belfast Museum and Art Gallery in 1959. In 1961, Maccabe was elected a Member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. The Academia Italia delle Arte e del Lavoro awarded Maccabe a gold medal in 1979 and the following year she was awarded an Honorary MA degree by Queen's University. Maccabe was awarded an honorary membership at the Royal Ulster Academy and also appointed an MBE in 2000.
Maccabe’s work often depicts gatherings of people, at race meetings, local fairs and markets, and as see in Lot 37, at an art exhibition. Her other subjects also include still life studies, often of flower bouquets.
In 1989, a retrospective exhibition of her work was held at The George Gallery, Dublin, featuring paintings dating from 1935 to 1989. Examples of her work are in The Ulster Museum, The Royal Ulster Academy, The Arts Council of Ireland Collection, The Imperial War Museum.
Gladys Maccabe was born in 1918 in Randalstown, County Antrim. She attended the Belfast College of Art, whilst also working as a fashion and arts journalist. Maccabe exhibited regularly with fellow artist and husband, Max Maccabe, for example at the Kensington Art Gallery in London (1949), the Dawson Gallery in Dublin (1949), the Belfast Museum and Art Gallery (1958), and the Richie Hendriks Gallery in Dublin (1961). Maccabe was a member of The Contemporary Ulster Group, which included Daniel O'Neill, George Campbell, and Gerard Dillon.
With the assistance of fellow artist, Olive Henry, Maccabe formed the Ulster Society of Women Artists in 1957 as she believed there was an untapped promise amongst women artists in Northern Ireland. Maccabe served as the Society’s president, with its first major exhibition at the Belfast Museum and Art Gallery in 1959. In 1961, Maccabe was elected a Member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. The Academia Italia delle Arte e del Lavoro awarded Maccabe a gold medal in 1979 and the following year she was awarded an Honorary MA degree by Queen's University. Maccabe was awarded an honorary membership at the Royal Ulster Academy and also appointed an MBE in 2000.
Maccabe’s work often depicts gatherings of people, at race meetings, local fairs and markets, and as see in Lot 37, at an art exhibition. Her other subjects also include still life studies, often of flower bouquets.
In 1989, a retrospective exhibition of her work was held at The George Gallery, Dublin, featuring paintings dating from 1935 to 1989. Examples of her work are in The Ulster Museum, The Royal Ulster Academy, The Arts Council of Ireland Collection, The Imperial War Museum.
