James Gleeson
Born: 1915 in Sydney, New South Wales
Representation: Watters Gallery (Sydney), Charles Nodrum Gallery (Melbourne)
| Year | |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Degree of Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa, University of New South Wales |
| 1990 | Awarded AO – Officer of the Order of Australia |
| 1989 | Degree of Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa, Macquarie University, Sydney |
| 1987 | McCaughey Prize, National Gallery of Victoria |
| 1976-82 | Member of the first Council of the Australian National Gallery |
| 1975-78 | Visiting Curator of Australia art, Australian National Gallery |
| 1975 | Awarded AM – Member of the Order of Australia |
| 1971 | Director, Sir William Dobell Art Foundation |
| 1962-72 | Art critic for Sun Herald newspaper |
| 1954 | Blake Prize for religious art (2nd prize) |
| 1949-72 | Art critic for The Sun newspaper |
| 1945-46 | Lecturer-in-art, Sydney Teacher’s College – techniques and art history |
| 1943, 49 | President, Contemporary Art Society, NSW |
| 1937-38 | Studied Sydney Teacher’s College |
| 1934-36 | Studied at East Sydney Technical College, Sydney |