🎙 Margaret Preston: Painting a Nation

She didn’t just paint flowers. She painted a question.

What does Australian art really look like?

In this Nightline Australian Bedtime Story, Cheralyn Darcey explores the bold and brilliant life of Margaret Preston, the modernist trailblazer who challenged Australia to see itself differently. From her early studies in Europe to her striking native flower prints and powerful engagement with Aboriginal design motifs, Preston was determined to create an art that belonged to this land, not borrowed from elsewhere.

She was outspoken. Sometimes controversial. Always uncompromising.

Through linocuts, woodblocks and vivid still lifes, Margaret Preston helped shape a distinctly Australian visual identity, one that still influences how we see our landscapes and our flora today.

A story of colour, conviction and creative rebellion.
The Nightline Australian Bedtime Story, weeknights 11:10pm

The Nightline with Cheralyn Darcey from 2HD Newcastle and across Australia on the Super Radio Network live weeknights from 8pm to midnight - news, views and a bit of fun

🎙&nbsp;Margaret Preston: Painting a Nation
She didn&rsquo;t just paint flowers. She painted a question.
What does Australian art really look like?
In this Nightline Australian Bedtime Story, Cheralyn Darcey explores the bold and brilliant life of Margaret Preston, the modernist trailblazer who challenged Australia to see itself differently. From her early studies in Europe to her striking native flower prints and powerful engagement with Aboriginal design motifs, Preston was determined to create an art that belonged to this land, not borrowed from elsewhere.
She was outspoken. Sometimes controversial. Always uncompromising.
Through linocuts, woodblocks and vivid still lifes, Margaret Preston helped shape a distinctly Australian visual identity, one that still influences how we see our landscapes and our flora today.
A story of colour, conviction and creative rebellion. The Nightline Australian Bedtime Story, weeknights 11:10pm
The Nightline with Cheralyn Darcey from 2HD Newcastle and across Australia on the Super Radio Network live weeknights from 8pm to midnight - news, views and a bit of fun

This is a catch-up podcast of an interviews with Cheralyn Darcey. Find your local station or stream live https://2sm.com.au

This is a catch-up podcast of an interviews with Cheralyn Darcey. Find your local station or stream live&nbsp;<a href="https://2sm.com.au">https://2sm.com.au</a>

Cheralyn Darcey

Cheralyn is a radio broadcaster with a passion for community, music, and gardening. She is also a best-selling botanical history author and illustrator of twenty-one internationally published titles.

Cheralyn is a radio broadcaster with a passion for community, music, and gardening. She is also a best-selling botanical history author and illustrator of twenty-one internationally published titles.