Helen Elizabeth Ogilvie b. 1902

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
While working as the director of Peter Bray Gallery in Melbourne, Helen Ogilvie organised exhibitions for such avant-garde artists as Margo Lewers, John Brack, Sidney Nolan and Arthur Boyd, to name a few. Her own work was also very modern and she was engaged with the Crafts Revival of the 1950s and 60s, which allowed her to make a living designing cutting edge lampshades in London for a period.
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Name
Helen Elizabeth Ogilvie
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Director of the Pater Bray Gallery, Melbourne (Director of the Pater Bray Gallery, Melbourne 1949-1955)
Birth date
1902
Birth place
Corowa, NSW
Death date
1 August 1993
Death place
Melbourne, VIC
Active Period
  • 1922 - 1991
Residence
  • 1963 - 1993 Melbourne, VIC
  • 1956 - 1963 London, England, UK
  • 1920 - 1956 Melbourne, VIC
Training
  • 1922 - 1925 National Gallery School, Melbourne, VIC
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

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Related stub people
  • Maudsley, Helen (associate of)
  • Nolan, Sidney (associate of)
  • Boyd, Arthur (associate of)
  • Fairweather, Ian (associate of)
Related people
  • Lewers, Margo (associate of)
  • Brack, John (associate of)
  • Blackman, Charles (associate of)
Related works
  • Notification of Change of Address (creator of)
Related collections
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Castlemaine, VIC (collected in)
  • Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, VIC (collected in)
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat , VIC (collected in)
  • University of Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
Related events
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)