Jo Darbyshire b. 1961

  • Designer (Graphic Designer),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, designer, political activist and a member of Women for Survival, Jo Darbyshire has created a number of works highlighting feminist issues.
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Painter and poster designer, was born in Perth. Her posters include Women for Survival (National Gallery of Australia), annotated '“it’s urgent – you can’t expect to be led, you must take personal action”. Greenham Common [3 women’s signs]’ and 'Close Pine Gap Nov 11 1983’ (printed by Garage Graphix, Mount Druitt, 'designed and authorised by Women for Survival’). Women’s action against global violence: close the gap [Pine Gap], 1983 (National Gallery of Australia), was made at the Tin Sheds Art Workshop, Faculty of Architecture – University of Sydney. Not your average women’s dance: National Foundation for Australian Women’s Conference 1990 was produced in the Australian Capital Territory (the National Gallery of Australia’s copy was donated by Helen Maxwell, who represents Darbyshire). Darbyshire painted a portrait of Katerina and Anika Annels for Joan Kerr c.1997.

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  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (collected in)