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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 ...
Thomas, Margaret, b. 1843
painter and sculptor, the only woman in any of the Australian colonies known to have modelled large-scale sculptures. She was successful enough to retire on ...
Watts, James Laurence, b. 1849
Sculptor and painter, first full time curator Qld Art Gallery 1915. Best known for Boer War Memorial sculpture "The Scout" 1912, and busts of - ...
Doepel, Alexander, b. 1856
Alexander Doepel was born in 1856. He was a painter and sculptor who exhibited with the West Australian Society of Arts.
Roberts, Tom, b. 1856
One of Australia's most iconic painters, Tom Roberts was an early champion of plein-air painting and together with Frederick McCubbin, Roberts helped establish the famous ...
Tranthim-Fryer, John Robertson, b. 1858
Tasmanian born sculptor and art teacher. He returned from London to settle in Victoria where he became first Director of Swinburne Technical College in 1908, ...
Woodhouse, Herbert James, b. 1858
Late colonial period Melbourne painter, illustrator, printmaker and sculptor, is buried in Geelong Cemetery, Victoria.
Francis, Caroline, b. 1860
Despite spending a number of years studying painting at the National Gallery School in Melbourne in the late 1880s and early 1890s, Francis was to ...
Baskerville, Margaret Frances Ellen, b. 1861
Despite training across several artistic disciplines Baskerville is best known for her sculpture, indeed she is regarded as Victoria's first professional woman sculptor. In 1911 ...
Todd, Sarah Squire, b. 1861
Wood-carver and needleworker, her artworks were included in the 1907 Exhibition of Women's Work at Melbourne, after studying at the Hobart Technical College. The inspiration ...
Archer, Daisy, b. 1862
Alice Manon Archer, known as Daisy Archer, was a wood-carver working in central Queensland from the turn of the century. Her daughter, Joan, became quite ...
Mackennal, Bertram, b. 1863
Influential Melbourne born sculptor who had great success in late 19th and early 20th century Europe.
Dods, Mary Mariam, b. 1867
A woodcarver and embroiderer, Mary Dods actively contributed to the interior designs of her husbands architectural projects. An American by birth she used Australian motifs ...
Gilbert, Charles Web, b. 1867
Sculptor, trained at the National Gallery School, Melbourne and was a member of the Yarra Sculptors Society.
Ohlfsen-Bagge, Dora, b. 1869
Sculptor and painter who lived and worked throughout Europe from 1880s. She re-visited Australia several times to exhibit her medallions but lived out her life ...
Eyre, Vi, b. 1870
A prolific early 20th century Sydney and Brisbane potter, Vi Eyre was known and highly regarded for her distinctly Australian motifs. She was also the ...
Fletcher, Winifred Scott, b. 1871
A carver and metalworker Fletcher worked almost exclusively with pewter thanks to improvements in manufacturing. A founding member of the Arts and Crafts Society of ...
Harvey, L. J., b. 1871
L. J. Harvey was a leading figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement in Australia - an exceptional woodcarver and an accomplished sculptor, potter and ...
Porcelli, Pietro Giacomo, b. 1872
Italian-born sculptor who worked in stone, clay, plaster and marble and has a large body of public memorial sculpture to his name.
Rischbieth, Bessie Mabel, b. 1874
An early activist for womens' rights, a theosophist and life long feminist, Bessie Mabel Rischbieth was a well known figure in Perth. Her early training ...