Born 1946, Melbourne, Victoria; lives and works in Melbourne. Early in her career Ponch Hawkes worked as a journalist and photographer for Digger magazine. Since then her photographs have been published widely in Australian books, magazines and newspapers. In 1989 her solo exhibition Generations was held at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Her book Best Mates: A Study was published in 1990. A survey exhibition of Hawkes’s work was held in 1999 at the Glen Eira City Gallery, and toured six venues.
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