A Life in Australian Art
L. Scott Pendlebury was an Australian landscape and portrait artist and teacher. Born in Melbourne, he attended the National Gallery of Victoria Art School from 1932 to 1938. During World War II, he enlisted in the Australian Army and was discharged as a Sergeant in 1945. His professional career included a significant tenure at Swinburne Technical College, where he served as an instructor from 1946 to 1963 and later as the head of the art school until his retirement in 1974.
Pendlebury was married to fellow artist Eleanor Constance "Nornie" Gude. Together they were the parents of Anne Lorraine Pendlebury, a stage, film, and TV actress, and Andrew Scott Pendlebury, a guitarist-songwriter.
Accolades and Artistic Achievements
Throughout his career, Pendlebury achieved notable recognition through several prestigious awards and exhibitions. He was a four-time winner of the Wynne Prize for his landscape paintings, specifically for:
In 1953, he won the first prize in the Dunlop Art Contest for his oil painting, Late Afternoon – Rhyll. Additionally, he was a finalist in the Archibald Prize twenty-four times, producing portraits of notable Australians and family members, including Nornie Gude, Walter Gude, and his children. His works have been presented in the state galleries of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria.
