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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 ...
Thwaites, Sophia Jane, b. 1845
She exhibited a composition of wax flowers in the 14th annual exhibition of the South Australian Society of Arts.
Twynam, Emily Rose, b. 1845
Sketcher, designer and carver. Her numerous works are now owned by the National Trust (NSW).
Waterhouse, Mary Brough, b. 1853
Colonial artist, settled in Victoria, began woodcarving in the early 1900s.
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 ...
Bunbury, Amelia, b. 1863
photographer, carver and horse breeder Amelia Bunbury is believed to have been born at Busselton, WA, in 1863.
Moore-Jones, Anne, b. 1865
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 ...
Cowan, Theodora Esther, b. 1868
Sculptor, painter, potter and art teacher, born in Sydney, NSW. Resident of London (England) and Sydney (NSW) her later sculptural career seems to have ended ...
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 ...
Nunn, Alice Anne, b. 1872
Alice Anne Nunn was a talented painter and woodcarver. She was born in Sydney in 1872.
Beach, Grace, b. 1873
A painter, Miss Grace Beach exhibited her works in two exhibitions in Sydney, NSW in the 1890s.
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 ...
Benson, Eva Ellenor, b. 1875
Eva Ellenor Benson was a talented sculptor who trained in Perth and London where she received regular recognition through awards and commissions. Returning to 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 ...