Ruth Drummond Ainsworth b. 7 September 1900

  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
A painter, printmaker, potter, weaver and art teacher. Ainsworth travelled to Europe in the 1920s where she was inspired by the influences of cubism, surrealism and the modern art movement generally. Upon returning to Australia she became a committed and passionate art teacher, developing her weaving and pottery skills. Her teaching in these areas later formed the basis of the Sturt Craft Workshop
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exhibited at
Sydney by Design: Wood and linoblock prints by Sydney women artists between the Wars
Date
8 March 1995 - 25 April 1995
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (and touring)
Description

touring exhibition (a.k.a. Women Printmakers of the 1920s and 1930s)

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Women hold up half the sky
Date
March 1995 - April 1995
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

Opened by the Hon. Dr Carmen Lawrence. Heritage book launched at the same time. The touring exhibition, Sydney by Design, formed one section of this exhibition.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition

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  • Leach, Bernard (associate of)
  • Dangar, Anne (associate of)
  • Crowther, Alice (associate of)
  • Ashton, Julian (associate of)
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  • Sturt Craft Workshops (associate of)
  • Studio Theatre, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
  • Sturt Craft Workshops (associate of)
  • Studio Theatre, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
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Related collections
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
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