Elaine E. Coghlan b. 1897 Ashfield, Sydney, NSW

  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and art teacher. Resident of Sydney, New South Wales, early in her career Coghlan concentrated on oil paintings but later turned to watercolours as her principal medium.
Name
Elaine E. Coghlan
Birth date
9 August 1897
Birth place
Ashfield, Sydney, NSW
Death date
5 June 1989
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Residence
  • c.1925- c.1935 Cremorne Point, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1953- c.1965 Stokes Street, Lane Cove, Sydney, NSW
  • 1924- 1953 Laurieton, 18 Bannerman Street, Cremorne, Sydney, NSW
  • 1920- 1923 Belmont, corner Bruce and Douglas Streets, Stanmore, Sydney, NSW
  • c.August 1897- c.1920 Ashfield, Sydney, NSW
Other Occupation
  • Art teacher
Active Period
  • c.1920- c.1964
Languages
  • English
Training
  • 1919- 1923 Royal Art Society School, Sydney, NSW
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

painter and art teacher, was born on 30 August 1897 at Ashfield, Sydney, one of the three daughters in the family of five of Kate Edith (d. 22 July 1953) and Frederick Albert Coghlan, Auditor General of New South Wales (d. 22 July 1938).

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Writers:
Staff Writer Note: Heritage biography.
Date written:
1995
Last updated:
2011
associate of
James R. Jackson
1882
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Dattilo Rubbo
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
child of
Kate Edith Coghlan
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
child of
Frederick Albert Coghlan
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
NSW Society of Artists
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Royal Art Society of NSW
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Australian Watercolour Institute
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Women's Industrial Arts Society
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Society of Women Painters
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Manly Grammar School
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Roneo
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Mosman Public School
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Australian Art Society
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Painter-Etchers' and Graphic Arts Society of Australia
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
Wynne Prize
2010
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Wynne Prize
1941
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
[Solo exhibition]
1936
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Wynyard Book Club, George Street, Sydney, NSW
Painter-Etchers' and Graphic Arts Society of Australia
1934- 1938
Exhibition (exhibited at)
None
Australian Watercolour Institute
1931- 1935
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Sydney, NSW
Archibald Prize
1929- 1946
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Australian Art Society
1927- 1964
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Sydney, NSW
NSW Society of Artists
1923
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Sydney, NSW
Royal Art Society of NSW
c.1920- c.1945
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Sydney, NSW
Recognitions
A life drawing scholarship
Award
Royal Art Society School.
Won three life painting scholarships Royal Art Society School
Award
Won three life painting scholarships
Citations:
  • (1947), Australian Art Illustrated, (Place: Royal Art Society)
  • Campbell, Jean, (1983), Australian Watercolour Painters 1780-1980, (Place: Adelaide, SA)
See also:
  • Section 8, plate 352
  • Elaine Coghlan, Self Portrait, oil on canvas (David Angeloro).