MARG TOWT
designer/illustrator
Art Training Preston Institute of Technology
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Art Awards "Dunlop Award" 1971
"Hutchinson Group Award"
1981
Environment Award Childrens
Literature 1993
(Seal Pup) from the Wilderness Society
Winner "Best Australian Card"
(Australian Greeting Card Association)
1993
Winner "Best Australian Seasonal
Card"
(Australian Greeting Card Association)
1994
Winner "Best Card Range"
Australian Greeting Card Association
Design Award 1994
Winner "Best Christmas Box
Set" cards
Australian Greeting Card Association
Design Award 1997
Fellowships Diploma Graphic Design 1971
Artist Member of the Society of
Wildlife Artists
of Australasia (since 1976)
Artist Member of Illustrators Association
of Australia
(since 1990)
Exhibitions Contributed to various country exhibitions
1968 sold paintings through Society
of Wildlife Artists
Exhibition which accompanied the
67th R.A.O.U.
(Royal Australasian Ornithologists
Union) Annual
Congress in Canberra
First private exhibition, December
1976
'Stringybark Gallery", Eltham,
Victoria
Since 1982, ongoing participation
in Society of Wildlife
Artist of Australasia's Annual Exhibitions
(Melbourne)
Various group exhibitions
Represented in Canada, England,
Germany Collections
Freelancing since 1976 Marg
and two colleagues established and co-direct a graphic design studio
'Graphic Connection'.
Involved in the design and illustration
of much point of sale material for Australia Post. Marg's earliest work
was the Junior Stamp Preview of November 1977 resumed June 1979 and
through the transition of this product to the Australian Stamp Explorer
November 1985. Marg enjoyed 27 issues of the 'Explorer' up until March
1992.
Stamps
Australia Post 1978 Series seven
pre-stamped envelopes 'Australian Birds'
plus point of sale.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1979 2 stamps
inauguration of CKI postal service.
1979/80 18 stamps Definitive
fish CKI plus point of sale.
Australia Post 1981 Series of five
'Australian Dog Stamps' plus point of sale.
Unicover USA 1981/82 Six souvenir
envelopes 'Australian Dogs'.
Australia Post 1983/84 St John Ambulance
Centenary First Day Cover.
Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
II First Day Cover.
Various "Point of Sale"
pieces Reptiles and Amphibians, Whales etc.
Norfolk Island 1984 Reef Fish of
Norfolk Island (4 stamps) plus stamp pack.
Cocos (Keeling) Island 1984 Cocos
Malay Culture Handicrafts (3 stamps) plus point of sale.
1985 Cocos Malay Culture Handicrafts
(3 stamps) plus point of sale.
1985 Birds of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
(3 settennant) plus point of sale.
Australia Post 1987 Series seven
pre-stamped envelopes State Fauna Emblems.
Australia Post 1990 Bush Nativity
3 Christmas stamps and childrens book.
Australia Post 1993 Australian Native
Animals 3 stamps.
1994 Bunyip.
1994 Submission "Joint Issue
with China".
Printed as Collectors Covers USA.
- Point of Sale (Australia).
1994 Frill necked Lizard/Green Turtle.
1994 Pelican Design used as Christmas
Card.
Appointed to the Australia Post
Stamp Advisory Committee in 1984, 1985, 1986.
Children's books:
1987 "Longneck's Billabong"
(Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd)
Sold originals at exhibition.
1990 Bush Nativity (Australia Post).
1992 "Frogs and Toads"
(Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd).
1993 "Seal Pup" (Reed
Books).
1993 "Little Falcon" (Reed
Books).
1993 "Tree" (Reed Books).
Other Publications:
"The Yarra Book" (Conservation
& Environment).
"Australian Sheep Dogs
Training and Handling".
"A Guide to Point Nepean's
Past" (Conservation & Environment).
"Wildlife Watching in Victoria"
(Conservation & Environment).