Dorothy Stoner b. 28 November 1904

Also known as Dorothy Kate Stoner
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Dorothy Stoner supported her career as an artist by teaching art in Tasmania, but she constantly looked to Melbourne, Sydney and Europe for new ways of thinking about art. Along with Edith Holmes, Florence Rodway and Mildred Lovett she was one of a group of Tasmanian women artists achieving well out of the public eye in the first half of the 20th century
Tags: Tasmanian, Modernist, Religious subjects, Pastels
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Name
Dorothy Stoner
Also known as Dorothy Kate Stoner
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Other Occupation
  • Art Teacher (ANZSIC code: 810) 1936 -
Tags:
Tasmanian
Modernist
Religious subjects
Pastels
Birth date
28 November 1904
Death date
18 November 1992
Death place
Hobart, Tasmania
Active Period
  • c.1925 - c.1983
Arrival
  • 1921
Residence
  • 1904 - 1905 Sussex, England
  • 1905 - c.1920 Vancouver, Canada
  • 1920 - c.1921
  • 1921 - 1949 Hobart, Tasmania
  • 1949 - June 1950 Europe & United Kingdom
  • June 1950 - 18 November 1992 Hobart, Tasmania
Training
  • Art, 1925 - 1929 Hobart Technical College, Hobart, Tas.
  • art, April 1949 - June 1950 Anglo-French Centre, St Johns Wood, London, UK
  • Art, 1961 East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, NSW
  • Art, 1966 John Ogburn Art School
Initial Record Data Source
  • Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS

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  • Art, Gender, Identity: Work by women artists from the Devonport collection (exhibited at)