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Rivers, Richard Godfrey, b. 1858
Annand, Douglas, b. 1903
One of Australia's best known graphic and poster artists, Douglas Annand also had a distinguished career as a camouflage artist during the Second World War. ...
Missingham, Hal, b. 1906
Western Australian born painter, photographer, illustrator and author. He also had an active interest in design issues authoring a book, "Design Focus" for architects, craftworkers ...
Moriarty, Stanley Gordon, b. 1906
Melbourne-born, Sydney-based designer and advertising agent whose collection of Papua New Guinean art and artefacts played a significant role in Australia's understanding of Melanesian art ...
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Lynn, Elwyn , b. 1917
Artist, critic and cultural warrior Elwyn (Jack) Lynn was one of the most influential figures in mid-twentieth century Australian art. In the 1950s as his ...
Coleman, Alannah, b. 1918
A painter, Coleman was known as the 'beautiful victim' member of the Victorian Contemporary Art Society.
Sprague, Ian, b. 1920
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Tuckson, Tony, b. 1921
For much of his life Tony Tuckson's reputation was as the Assistant Director of he Art Gallery of New South Wales, passionately advocating for Aboriginal ...
McGilchrist, Erica, b. 1926
A painter, illustrator, dancer and teacher - taught painting at Kew Mental Hospital, was significant in the women's movement, and has had over 40 solo ...
Baily, John, b. 1927
John Baily was Director of the Art Gallery of South Australia during the Dunstan years. Nationally he endeared himself to artists and curators for his ...
Brook, Donald, b. 1927
The. Yorkshire born Donald Brook first established a reputation as a sculptor, but his most significant impact on Australian art was as the intellectually rigorous ...
Liepolt, Horst, b. 1927
Influential member of the Australian jazz community, exponent of Australian abstract art and, after retirement, an abstract painter himself.
Churcher, Betty, b. 1931
Betty Churcher, who was the first woman to head both a state and national art gallery, had an extraordinary career in arts education and administration ...
Parr, Geoff, b. 1933
Wright, William, b. 1937
As well as an extensive career as an artist Bill Wright became one of the most influential curators of contemporary art in Australia. After directing ...
Bardon, Geoffrey, b. 1940
Geoffrey Bardon was an artist and art teacher who came to Papunya in February 1971. His active mentoring of artists at Papunya and encouraging them ...
Oldfield, Alan, b. 1943
Alan Oldfield’s early work was characterised by crisp clean abstract paintings which combined a hedonist sensibility with the austerity of hard edge abstraction. His later ...
Pinson, Peter Leslie, b. 1943
Allan, Micky, b. 1944
North, Ian, b. 1945
Former curator Ian North is an independent artist and writer based in Adelaide. He is represented in many public collections around Australia including Artbank, National ...