Advanced Search
41 results for … adjust search
Results
Abbott, Barbara, b. 1928
Sydney-based female sketcher, printmaker and textile artist who passed her final assessment in art school by completing an Aboriginal reference workbook she started in her ...
Abbott Roberts, Mary Margaret, b. 1916
Mary Abbott Roberts, who also exhibited under her maiden name of Mary Abbott, was born in Quirindi in rural New South Wales and studied in ...
Bell, George Frederick Henry, b. 1878
The artist George Bell is best known for his influential role as a teacher in Melbourne and his promotion of modernism in Australia.
image of Blackman, Charles
Blackman, Charles, b. 1928
The Antipodean artist Charles Blackman was best known for his paintings of schoolgirls and the whimsy of Alice in Wonderland. He was a part of ...
image of Boyd, Arthur
Boyd, Arthur, b. 1920
A member of the gifted Boyd family, and grandson of his namesake, the painter Arthur Merric Boyd, Arthur first attended night classes at Melbourne's National ...
image of Brack, John
Brack, John, b. 1920
A painter and printmaker, John Brack is considered one of Australia's most significant artists, whose subject matter was resolutely urban, modern life. Brack's extensive body ...
Campbell, Ruby, b. 1888
Painter, etcher, wood-carver and pyrographer. Apart from a brief stint in Melbourne in the early 1920s, Ruby Campbell spent her entire life on her family's ...
Coventry, Frederick Halford, b. 1905
A painter, muralist, stained glass artist, glass painter & etcher, printmaker, poster-designer, art teacher, book-illustrator and designer, Frederick Halford Coventry's art practice encompassed both the ...
Curtis, Robert Emerson, b. 1898
Mid 20th century illustrator and artist. In 1922 Curtis travelled to the USA with his great friend, the pioneer filmmaker, Charles Chauvel. There he developed ...
Darbyshire, Beatrice Dean, b. 1901
A talented artist, Beatrice Darbyshire exhibited in England and Perth throughout the 1920s and 1930s.
Duterrau, Benjamin, b. 1767
Duterrau arrived in Australia when he was 65. Already an established artist, he produced many Australian 'firsts' including 'The Conciliation' - the first history painting ...
Eagles, Percy, b. 1900
Percy Eagles was a graphic artist whose astonishing skill with the pencil is demonstrated in his numerous portrait studies. There would be few contemporary artists ...
Flanagan, John Richard, b. 1895
Early 20th century Sydney born painter printmaker, magazine illustrator and Bulletin cartoonist. Spent some time working in the United States.
Garmonsway, Alex, b. 1913
Mid 20th century New Zealand cartoonist, sketcher, children's book illustrator and bookplate designer who worked in Australia before the Second World War.
Gibbons, Gladys Noeline, b. 1903
Starting her art training at the Julian Ashton's Sydney Art School in the early 1920s Gladys married its future principal and became good friends with ...
Heysen, Hans, b. 1877
German-born, Adelaide-based painter. Probably more than any other artist, Hans Heysen changed the way Australia saw the gum tree, as for many, many years his ...
Irvine, Ysobel R., b. 1906
Painter, printmaker, designer and art teacher, born in Sydney on 23 January 1906. Her designs appeared on the cover of Art and Australia in the ...
Jarret, Dora, b. 1904
Early 20th century Sydney painter, teacher, illustrator, graphic artist and cartoonist.
image of Kahan, Louis
Kahan, Louis, b. 1905
Louis Kahan was a versatile, multi-talented artist and designer. He served in the French Foreign Legion and worked as a tailor in Paris where he ...
Keene, Shirley, b. 1924
Shirley Keene's work shows a witty and joyful approach to art making. She has created a range of work including paintings, lithographs and linoprints.