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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 ...
Ely, Bonita, b. 1946
Bonita Ely established her reputation as an environmental artist in the early 1970s through her work on the Murray Darling rivers. She has a diverse ...
Erickson, Dorothy, b. 1939
West Australian jeweller Dorothy Erickson has always reached out to a global audience with her elegant precise pieces, which are often based on elements found ...
Fussell, Frances, b. 1947
Painter and former art teacher who was born in Holland. Fussell received a Fine Art Diploma from East Sydney Technical College in 1967 and has ...
Goodchild, Doreen, b. 1900
Painter, modeller, potter and ceramicist, Doreen Goodchild was born in Adelaide, South Australia. She married fellow artist John Goodchild. Her career took a back seat ...
Guthrie, Bessie, b. 1905
Bessie Jean (née Mitchell) Guthrie was a designer, publisher and feminist. She was the first woman to hold a solo design exhibition at the East ...
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Dawson, Janet, b. 1935
Painter, printmaker and designer working in the mid twentieth century. She studied at the National Gallery School in the 1950s and joined the stable of ...
French, Joy, b. 1917
A graphic artist and teacher who studied at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and the George Bell School. French also exhibited with the Victorian Artists' ...
Lempriere, Helen Dora, b. 1907
painter and lithographer, born in Melbourne in 1907, Lempriere had a forty year career of independent, professional practice, died in Sydney, 1991.
Hudson, Helen Leslie, b. 1915
Amateur artist who worked in oils, watercolour, charcoal and pencil. Based at "The Studio", Harkaway, VIC - formerly the Studio of Jessie Traill
Mackenzie, Isabel, b. 1890
Female drawer and painter of landscapes and still-life who dedicated her life to improving art education in New South Wales, while continuing to exhibit until ...
Maddock, Bea, b. 1934
Bea Maddock was one of the nation's most accomplished contemporary printmakers. She worked across a range of media including encaustic painting, screen-printing, drypoint, handmade paper ...
Horder, Margaret, b. 1903
Painter, illustrator and commercial artist, she was a prolific and successful book illustrator. She illustrated seven books by Joan Phipson, two of them winners of ...
Freeman, Frances Margot, b. 1895
Mid 20th century Victorian painter who travelled extensively. Freeman exhibited with the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors.
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 ...
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Bellette, Jean Mary, b. 1909
Respected painter and illustrator of the 1940s and '50s and a two-time winner of the Sulman Prize.
Evatt, Mary Alice, b. 1898
Artist, social activist, art collector and Trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Evatt's best known work was an oil painting entitled 'Footballers' ...
Hammond, Mary, b. 1928
A painter, pastellist and sketcher, in 1992 the Age reported Hammond as saying, "I am not interested in painting decorative pictures. I always want to ...
Macqueen, Mary, b. 1912
Female watercolour painter and printmaker from Melbourne whose landscapes and pictures of animals have been collected by numerous institutions across the country.
Gibbs, May, b. 1877
Creator of the famous tales of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, the Gumnut babies, Gibbs began her career as a cartoonist and hoped to be recognised as ...