Marion Tylee


Marion Elizabeth Tylee was a New Zealand artist.

Private life

Born at Makuri near Pahiatua, New Zealand, she was the daughter of Walter Edward Charles Tylee and his wife Katherine Anne née Perry. After the Second World War she settled in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Career

Tylee studied in New Zealand with D. K. Richmond and T. A. McCormack. In 1923, she won a New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts award for a watercolour. From 1926 to 1929 she attended the Slade School of Fine Art in London and in 1937 at Académie Colarossi in Paris.
She worked primarily in linocuts, watercolour, and oils. Works by Tylee are held at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa including: Crimson plums ; Village in the hills ; Mount Tarawera, New Zealand ; and Rooftops.
After moving to Palmerston North she played a major role in the development of the Manawatu Art Gallery.

Exhibitions

Tylee exhibited with the: