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Roma Thompson

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Latitude
-37.98277325
Longitude
145.065798
Start Date
1919-01-01
End Date
1919-01-01

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ID
tba142

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/roma-thompson
Birth Place
Mentone, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Biography
painter, was born in the Melbourne bayside suburb of Mentone in 1919. As an only child, she grew up in an environment that fostered her enjoyment and appreciation of art, both parents being interested in the arts. They also actively encouraged her youthful artistic pursuits. The family lived in a large rambling house set on three-quarters of an acre with trees and natural bush as well as a tended garden. Here, among the bush growth, Thompson recounts, she first developed her passion for pattern and texture. She had a studio in the loft of her home. Her parents allowed her to leave Mentone Girls Grammar at the age of fifteen to attend art classes at the Melbourne Technical College (now RMIT); she completed a four-year art course in commercial and Fine Art in 1935-39. She then commenced working for several small textile firms in Melbourne as a graphic artist and fabric designer. At this time the Australian textile industry was rapidly growing in strength; artists were being employed to create designs that reflected the Australian environment, and these often incorporated Aboriginal designs and motifs. In 1945 she joined the staff of the RMIT art department. Concurrently, she began exhibiting with the George Bell Group and the Melbourne Contemporary Art Society; she studied painting with Bell at his Thursday Night Life Classes in 1942-50. In 1954 she married Ronald Centre; they have two children. In 1963 she commenced teaching tapestry design and weaving at the Caulfield Technical College. Several of her tapestries and paintings are in public and private collections. Writers: Kelly, Damian Note: Heritage biography. Date written: 1995 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 1919
Summary
Painter, graphic artist and fabric designer, formally trained at Melbourne Technical College at the tender age of 15. In the 1940s Thompson was exhibiting with the George Bell Group and Melbourne Contemporary Art Society.
Gender
Female
Died
None listed
Age at death
None listed