Career in Art
In 1940 Dallwitz joined the Royal South Australian Society of Arts as an associate member, full membership being the preserve of followers of conservative styles. In July 1942 the associate members held an exhibition in the Society's gallery on North Terrace, of modern art, which drew considerable local and interstate interest. then was involved in the formation in 1942 or 1943 of the Contemporary Art Society of South Australia, which identified with more progressive modes of art, becoming its foundation chairman.
Dallwitz taught technical drawing subjects (drafting, dimensioned sketching, lettering etc.) at Adelaide Technical High School from around 1954 to 1964, then lectured in various subjects, notably Art History, at the School of Art until 1974.
In 1974 he quit teaching and increasingly turned his energies to painting and printmaking. His range of subjects was extensive - landscapes, portraits and still lifes, and he mounted many one-man exhibitions.
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