‘Daphne Mayo: Let There Be Sculpture’
Nov 2011 -
Jan 2012
![Daphne Mayo’s Susannah (detail) 1946, cast 1995 photographed for ‘Let There Be Sculpture’, QAG, January 2012 / © Surf Lifesaving Foundation and The United Church in Australia Property Trust (Q.) / Photograph: R Fulton, QAGOMA](/system/files/styles/wide/private/2024-07/1995.131_002_detail.jpg?itok=wlwEs-Fs)
Daphne Mayo (1895–1982) is one of Queensland's most significant twentieth-century artists. Mayo was an outstanding sculptor and creator of some of Brisbane's grandest monuments, as well as a passionate advocate for the arts.
The exhibition, guest-curated by Dr Judith McKay, comprises over 50 works from public and private collections around Australia. The works range from portrait busts to architectural monuments; official commissions to creative, modernist experiments; and include ceramics, paintings and drawings, as well as sculptures. It is the first retrospective of this remarkable artist's work to be exhibited by a state gallery.
‘Daphne Mayo: Let There Be Sculpture’ was on display in QAG’s Gallery 14 from 4 November 2011 to 15 January 2012. In this resource, find out more about works from the QAGOMA Collection included in the exhibition, or explore the full exhibition catalogue.
Feature image: Daphne Mayo’s Susannah (detail) 1946, cast 1995 photographed for ‘Let There Be Sculpture’, QAG, January 2012 / © Surf Lifesaving Foundation and The United Church in Australia Property Trust (Q.) / Photograph: R Fulton, QAGOMA
Collection artworks featured in ‘Daphne Mayo: Let There Be Sculpture’
![Surf Lifesaving Foundation and The United Church in Australia Property Trust (Q.) Artwork Olympian this artwork made of Bronze, created in 1941-01-01](/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/1-1693_001_0.jpg?itok=YiBwjHEY)
Olympian c.1946, cast after 1958
- MAYO, Daphne - Creator
![Surf Lifesaving Foundation and The United Church in Australia Property Trust (Q.) Artwork Portrait of Lloyd Rees this artwork made of Bronze, created in 1939-01-01](/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/1-0346_003_3.jpg?itok=hD1JRIY6)
Portrait of Lloyd Rees c.1944
- MAYO, Daphne - Creator
![Surf Lifesaving Foundation and The United Church in Australia Property Trust (Q.) Artwork Blackie this artwork made of Bronze, created in 1938-01-01](/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/1-1694_001_0.jpg?itok=mTxwMXDk)
Blackie c.1943
- MAYO, Daphne - Creator
![Surf Lifesaving Foundation and The United Church in Australia Property Trust (Q.) Artwork Fat man this artwork made of Bronze, wooden base, created in 1940-01-01](/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/1-1781_002_0.jpg?itok=T4p66a5K)
Fat man 1940
- MAYO, Daphne - Creator
![Surf Lifesaving Foundation and The United Church in Australia Property Trust (Q.) Artwork Susannah this artwork made of Bronze, created in 1946-01-01](/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/1995.131_001_0.jpg?itok=EgX0YZo_)
Susannah 1946, cast 1995
- MAYO, Daphne - Creator
![Surf Lifesaving Foundation and The United Church in Australia Property Trust (Q.) Artwork Self portrait this artwork made of Oil on paper, created in 1952-01-01](/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/1992.131_001_0.jpg?itok=Qxeg0az6)
Self portrait 1952
- MAYO, Daphne - Creator
![QAGOMA Artwork Art and nature this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on cardboard, created in 1934-01-01](/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/1-0480_001_6.jpg?itok=USMd0RYL)
Art and nature 1934
- LAHEY, Vida - Creator
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Daphne Mayo: A monumental career
Read DIDACTIC![Ola Cohn / Australia VIC 1892 - 1964 / Polar bear c.1942 / Sandstone / 53.5 x 28 x 27 cm / Gift of the Godfrey Rivers Trust through Miss Daphne Mayo 1942 / Accession No: 1:0303 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Ola Cohn Estate A sandstone sculpture of a bear standing up and looking over its shoulder](/system/files/styles/large/private/2024-07/1-0303_003.jpg?itok=0aWGl-HA)