May Vale b. 1862 Ballarat, VIC

  • Artist (Painter) ,
A painter, enameller and art teacher, May Vale was acclaimed for her 'pioneering' work in enamels, which included Australian landscapes and large scale pieces such as vases in Egyptian and Greek styles.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1995
Name
May Vale
Birth date
18 November 1862
Birth place
Ballarat, VIC
Death date
1945
Death place
None
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist
Residence
  • 1909- 1945 VIC
  • 1906- 1908 London, England, UK
  • 1890- 1892 Europe
  • 1976- 1889 Melbourne, VIC
  • 1975 South Kensington, London, England, UK
  • 1862- 1975 Melbourne, VIC
Other Occupation
  • Art teacher
Active Period
  • c.1880- c.1945
Languages
  • English
Training
  • c.1880 National Gallery School, Melbourne, VIC
  • 1906- 1908 Chelsea Polytechnic, London, England, UK
  • studied with Jules Lefebvre and Robert Fleury, c.1890- c.1892 Académie Julian, Paris, France
  • c.1890- c.1892
  • c.1875 South Kensington, London, England, UK
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

painter, enameller and art teacher, was born on 18 November 1862 at Ballarat, second of the twelve children of William Mountford Kinsey Vale, a stationer (later Minister of Customs for Victoria and a National Gallery of Victoria trustee), and his wife, Rachel, née Lennox.

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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1995
Last updated:
2011
associate of
Alice Marion Ellen Bale
1875
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Tom Roberts
1856
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Clara Southern
1860
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Margaret Frances Ellen Baskerville
1861
Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Jane Sutherland
1853
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Jules Lefebvre
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Lillie Williamson
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
George Folingsby
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Daisy Cochrane
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Jessie Gosman
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
child of
William Mountford Kinsey Vale
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
child of
née Lennox Rachel Vale
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
spouse of
Alexander Gilfillan
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Josephine Muntz Adams
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Lucy Walker
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Sir James Linton
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Robert Fleury
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Mary Cecil Allen
1893
associate of
Alice Mills
1870
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Jane Price
1860
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Louie Riggall
1868
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Janie Wilkinson Whyte
1869
Artist (Printmaker), Artist, Artist (Painter)
Collections
Citations:
  • McGrath, Joyce, May Vale, (Place: Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. Pike, D., Shaw, A., Clark, M., Nairn, B., Serle, G. and Ward, R. vol 12, Melbourne 1966-1976)
  • Hammond, Victoria and Peers, Juliet, (1992), Completing the Picture, (Place: East Hawthorn, VIC)
  • Burke, Janine, (1980), Australian Women Artists 1840-1940, (Place: Collingwood, VIC)
  • Brodie, J.M., (1925), Ancient art in a modern setting: A notable Australian craftswoman, (Place: Australian Woman's Mirror, 02-24)
See also:
  • ADD section 1, plate 8