Mary Tonkin is an Australian artist, who in 2002 won the

Dobell Prize The Dobell Drawing Prize is a biennial drawing prize and exhibition, held by the National Art School in association with the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation.The prize is an open call to all artists and aims to explore the enduring importance ...

, the highest prize for drawing in Australia. She was awarded her prize for her work ''Rocky Outcrop, Werribee Gorge 2000''. Tonkin was born in

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in 1973. In 1992, she was accepted to study at the Faculty of Art and Design at

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. She went on to obtain a

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(Fine Arts) with honours and a Masters in Fine Arts. From 1996-2004, she was a lecturer at

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/ref> Major recent exhibitions of Tonkin's works include ''Near the top dam'' (2007) and a retrospective exhibition ''Home 2000-2010'' (2011-2) at the Burrinja Gallery in Upwey, Victoria.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tonkin, Mary 1973 births Living people Monash University alumni Academic staff of Monash University Australian women artists