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Danciger, Alice, b. 1914
A painter, theatre and fabric designer who worked with some of the most significant modernist artists in Australia.
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 ...
Elliott, Mona, b. 1872
Although Mona Elliott developed her interest in pottery and painting late in life, she made a significant contribution to art in both Brisbane and Toowoomba, ...
Field, Florence Roma, b. 1891
An accomplished self-taught embroiderer, Field experimented with different stitches and materials and also mastered traditional European embroidery skills. A lifelong member of the Embroiderers Guild ...
Fullarton, Nancy Edith, b. 1913
Mid 20th century Sydney and London painter, children's book illustrator, comic strip artist and ballet costume designer. Creator of Frisky the Rabbit.
Gilmour Rees, Ann
Taught classes at studios in Double Bay and North Sydney organised by the Society of Arts and Crafts of NSW.
Grey-Smith, Helen Dorothy, b.
Successful Western Australian textile artist, designer and painter (and husband of artist Guy Grey-Smith) whose clients included the Perth Council Chambers and the Reserve Bank ...
Hardess, Catherine, b. 1889
Fabric designer, she worked in collaboration with Mollie Grove. Together they established a business and from 1940 until the early 1960s, they worked as artist-craftswomen ...
Harris, Mary Packer, b. 1891
Painter, printmaker, designer and embroiderer, she also wrote and published books on art and Quaker philosophy. She taught at the South Australian School of Arts ...
Hawkins, Sylvia Wilkins, b. 1893
New Zealand-born, Sydney-based portrait painter and scarf painter, working from the 1920s until the 1950s.
Heap, Amy Elizabeth, b. 1874
Painter, illustrator, craftworker, photographer and commercial artist. During WWI and into the mid 1930's, Heap worked as a photographer and illustrator for Western Australian Newspapers.
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Holt, Zara, b. 1909
Holt was a fashion designer who began with a dress shop in Melbourne in partnership with Betty James in 1930. Her biographer, P. A. Pemberton, ...
I'Anson, Jessie Rebecca, b. 1862
Accomplished South Australian lacemaker and needlewoman. I'Anson was widowed at 36, and used her skills to support herself and her family for the remainder of ...
Kettle, Louisa Maude, b. 1893
Maude Kettle lived and worked in Tasmania. She began making hooked rugs in the late 1930s and continued until the mid-1970s, mostly in geometric designs.
Kingston, Amie, b. 1908
Mid 20th century painter, printmaker, theatrical designer and art teacher. Textile prints commissioned by Marion Hall Best ca.1942 are known. Amy Kingston worked prolifically in ...
Knox, Beverley, b. 1932
Knox is identified as a designer for Ailsa Graham Art Fabrics, Fitzroy, Victoria. Knox's recorded designs include 'Didgeridoo, length of fabric' in the National Gallery ...
Leviny, Hilda, b. 1883
Artist,woodcarver, embroiderer and college house matron. The youngest of the Leviny sisters.
Mack, Maggie Pinkie, b. 1858
Weaver, singer and historian, collaborated with Ron and Catherine Berndt in their work of recording the old ways of the Yaraldi in 'A World That ...
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Mackenzie, Alexandra Agnes Nance, b. 1912
Female fabric designer and printmaker who worked with Annie Outlaw in Sydney to establish colourful designs with Australian motifs for international markets during the 1940s ...
Massey, A.M., b.
Embroiderer and painter who was born in Hungary where she had studied art before coming to Australia. She exhibited with the West Australian Society of ...