Ailsa O'Connor b. 1921

Also known as Ailsa Margaret Donaldson, Ailsa Margaret O'Connor
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
Ailsa O'Connor was a painter, sculptor, print maker, author and teacher. She studied at both the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Melbourne University and was politically active, joining the Communist Party of Australia in 1944. She later initiated the Asian Australian Child Art Exchange and represented Victoria at the World Congress of Women in Copenhagen in 1953.
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Name
Ailsa O'Connor
Also known as:
  • Ailsa Margaret Donaldson
  • Ailsa Margaret O'Connor
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • teacher (ANZSIC code: 8220)
  • author (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
1921
Birth place
Melbourne, VIC
Death date
1980
Training
  • c.1965 Melbourne University, Melbourne, VIC
  • 1962 - 1964 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, VIC
  • c.1940 - c.1945 George Bell School, Melbourne, VIC
  • 1937 - 1939 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, VIC
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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Related events
  • 'Australia at War' exhibition (None)
  • Anti-Fascist Exhibition (None)
  • Contemporary Art Society's Anti-Fascist Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • 'Australia at War' exhibition (None)
  • Anti-Fascist Exhibition (None)