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Russell, Robert, b. 1808
Despite Russell's extensive work as a sketcher, amateur photographer, etcher, lithographer, carver, architect and surveyor, he is still better known for his work ethic and ...
Hutchinson, John, b. 1811
Involved with the invention of the spirometer Hutchinson researched respiratory diseases among the miners and in 1855 exhibited a daguerreotype and a collection of Aboriginal ...
Ligar, Charles Whybrow, b. 1811
Colonial New Zealand and Victorian sketcher, amateur photographer, lithographer, model-maker, cartographer, architect, surveyor and grazier
Claxton, Marshall, b. 1813
Painter, modeller and amateur photographer born in England. Resident of NSW and Victoria he was a prolific painter and 'national benefit'. He is represented in ...
Chauncy, Philip Lamothe Snell, b. 1816
Sketcher, amateur photographer, modeller and surveyor throughout Victoria. Wherever he lived he became acquainted with the Aboriginal people and learned their languages.
Jones, William Lorando, b. 1819
Nineteenth-century sculptor, professional photographer, architect, inventor and lecturer, he produced figurative statues among other things. His reputation was damaged when he was convicted for blasphemy,and ...
Gregory, George, b. 1843
Gregory worked in Auckland where he opened a photographic studio, painted landscapes and still lifes and carved pew ends and altars for New Zealand churches.
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 ...
Bunbury, Amelia, b. 1863
photographer, carver and horse breeder Amelia Bunbury is believed to have been born at Busselton, WA, in 1863.
Whitesides, Vera Lindsay, b. 1886
Described as a women of charm, Vera was a versatile artist proficient in a wide range of art and craft media. Best known in her ...
Pitman, Clare, b. 1905
Clare Pitman (née McMahon) was a sculptor, ceramicist, painter, photographer, poet, pacifist, garden designer, horsewoman and sometime riding teacher. She studied painting and drawing at ...
Johnson, John Godschall, b. 1912
An artist of diverse media, a world known violin maker and a committed socialist, Johnson was awarded an OAM in 1991 for services to the ...
Nicholson, Michael, b. 1916
Michael Nicholson first turned to art shortly before World War II, and in the years after the War sought both nourishment and a new direction ...
Dutkiewicz, Ludwik, b. 1921
Ludwik Dutkiewicz was one of several of South Australia's most progressive artists of the post-war era, arriving in Adelaide as an expressionist painter but soon ...
Ostoja-Kotkowski, Stanislaus, b. 1922
Joseph Stanislaw Ostoja-Kotkowski, abstract expressionist painter, theatre set designer, photographer, experimental film producer and light and sound artist was born in Golub, Poland in 1922 ...
Goodale, Jane, b. 1926
Anthropologist Goodale spent many years studying and photographing the native people of Oceania, especially the Tiwi people of Northern Australia.
Clements, Bill, b. 1933
Bill Clements has written that 'The human face, figure and story is at the heart of my concern as an artist.' The expression of these ...
Popperwell, George, b. 1935
George Popperwell began his exhibiting career in London before making the move to Australia in 1977. At this time he took a post educating at ...
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Owen, Robert George, b. 1937
Artist, Robert Owen's practice includes sculpture, painting, photography, installation and major public commissions. He has been awarded a John Moore’s Liverpool Exhibition 7 UK prize ...
Blin, Rene, b. 1943
Lithuanian born Australian artist Rene Blin has worked in ceramics and sculpture. She has gained numerous awards including a Premier's Grant in 1993.