Mary Leunig

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Mary Leunig (born 1950) is an Australian visual artist who has had work featured in such publications as The Age , Meanjin , Nation Review , Heat Magazine , AWU Magazine, Time , Penthouse , Der Rabe, and The Meatworkers Journal. [1] [2] [3]

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Life and career

Mary Leunig grew up in Maidstone, Melbourne where she attended Footscray North State School and Maribyrnong High School. Leunig has two sisters, and her brother, Michael Leunig (born 1945), is also a popular and accomplished cartoonist and poet.

She began studying art at Prahran Institute of Technology, and later Preston Institute of Technology, where she completed her studies, majoring in drawing and printmaking. [1] Her future husband was also a student at Prahran. [4]

Her cartoons are drawn in pen and watercolour with black lines and vibrant colours. [5] Her work often includes political and feminist themes and usually contains elements that are humorous or confronting. [6]

Personal life

Leunig married Leon Norster (born 1950) and they have two children. [7] She lives and works in Merton in the Strathbogie Ranges of Victoria. [8] [9] [10]

Published work

She has published five anthologies of work.

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References

  1. 1 2 "ABOUT - maryleunig". www.maryleunig.com. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Mary Leunig biography at Design and Art Australia Online". www.daao.org.au. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Leunig, Mary (2012), Mary Leunig : drawings, Victoria Mary Leunig, retrieved 8 March 2017
  4. ↑ "The Real Thing: #5: There's something about Mary Leunig". Apple Podcasts. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ep5: There's something about Mary Leunig". Radio National. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Daze of our Lives". Woroni . Vol. 48, no. 9. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 October 1996. p. 19. Retrieved 8 March 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Leunig, Mary (1950-) - People and organisations". Trove. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Meet Mary, Michael Leunig's reclusive artist sister". ABC News. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  9. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Radio National (16 January 2017), There's something about Mary Leunig, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 8 March 2017
  10. ↑ Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Radio National (4 October 2016), Mary Leunig - a blazingly honest creative life, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 8 March 2017
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