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Duterrau, Benjamin, b. 1767
Duterrau arrived in Australia when he was 65. Already an established artist, he produced many Australian 'firsts' including 'The Conciliation' - the first history painting ...
Watkins, John Samuel, b. 1866
John Samuel Watkins (1866-1942) was an English born portrait painter. He is best known for operating a popular Sydney based art school during the early ...
Streeton, Arthur, b. 1867
A member of the Heidelberg School and part of the famous '9 x 5' Impressions Exhibition in Melbourne, Arthur Streeton spent a number of years ...
Heysen, Hans, b. 1877
German-born, Adelaide-based painter. Probably more than any other artist, Hans Heysen changed the way Australia saw the gum tree, as for many, many years his ...
Bell, George Frederick Henry, b. 1878
The artist George Bell is best known for his influential role as a teacher in Melbourne and his promotion of modernism in Australia.
Lovett, Mildred Esther, b. 1880
Painter, pastellist, lithographer, sculptor and china painter, born in Hobart Lovett succeeded Sydney Long as Julian Ashton's assistant teacher in Sydney. An influential teacher, her ...
Wilson, Dora L., b. 1883
Best known for her street scenes showing figures in dappled light, Dora Wilson was also a printmaker who was awarded a silver medal for the ...
Morgan, James Squire Woodward, b. 1886
Prominent interwar period etcher who studied under Julian Ashton and Sydney Long.
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Smith, Sydney Ure, b. 1887
etcher, illustrator and editor.
Campbell, Ruby, b. 1888
Painter, etcher, wood-carver and pyrographer. Apart from a brief stint in Melbourne in the early 1920s, Ruby Campbell spent her entire life on her family's ...
Syme, Eveline Winifred, b. 1888
A contemporary of many well known female Australian artists, Syme was an active member of a number of artistic associations. She was widely travelled and ...
Leason, Percy, b. 1889
Percy Leason is best known as a black and white illustrator but his portraits of Aboriginal subjects completed 1929-1934 make an important contribution to the ...
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Meere, Charles, b. 1890
Charles Meere's art practice encompassed landscape, still life and portraiture, mural design, and black and white illustration. He is best known for his Art Deco ...
Waller, Mervyn Napier, b. 1893
World War I veteran printmaker, painter, stained glass artist, mosaic artist and muralist. whose work epitomised Art Deco in Australia. Husband of Christian Waller.
Manley, Frank Davies, b. 1894
Manley was a prolific designer of Australian postage stamps 1929 - 1959.
Flanagan, John Richard, b. 1895
Early 20th century Sydney born painter printmaker, magazine illustrator and Bulletin cartoonist. Spent some time working in the United States.
Curtis, Robert Emerson, b. 1898
Mid 20th century illustrator and artist. In 1922 Curtis travelled to the USA with his great friend, the pioneer filmmaker, Charles Chauvel. There he developed ...
Eagles, Percy, b. 1900
Percy Eagles was a graphic artist whose astonishing skill with the pencil is demonstrated in his numerous portrait studies. There would be few contemporary artists ...
Darbyshire, Beatrice Dean, b. 1901
A talented artist, Beatrice Darbyshire exhibited in England and Perth throughout the 1920s and 1930s.
Mahood, Marguerite Henriette, b. 1901
Prolific female artist, educator and historian who produced work in a variety of media during the twentieth century. She was awarded a PhD from Melbourne ...