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Abrahams, Louis, b. 1852
Late colonial era Melbourne businessman and painter: the wood panels for the 1889 9x5 Impressionists exhibition in Melbourne came from his family's cigar factory.
Adderley, Rita
Colonial female artist who exhibited with the Victorian Artists' Society in 1889 and again in 1892. The Bulletin critic, noting her attractive still life of ...
Aldis, Albert Edward, b. 1865
Albert Edward Aldis, an English artist who emigrated to New Zealand in 1886. He lived and painted in both New Zealand and Australia, spending the ...
Allport, Curzon, b. 1837
Sketcher, amateur photographer and solicitor. Son of artist Mary Morton Allport. Allport was the first president of the Tasmanian Photographic, Science and Art Association, elected ...
Alta,
Mr Alta was a scenic artist at the Alexandra Theatre in Melbourne, known for his wild appearance and 'elaborately realistic' scenery. He worked at a ...
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Altson, Abbey, b. 1866
Winner of 1890 NGV Travelling Scholarship, painter of portraits and landscapes, Alston also worked in London doing illustrations for Pearson's Magazine and the Pall Mall ...
Altson, Daniel Meyer, b. 1881
Younger brother of painter Abbey Alston, Daniel Alston was an etcher and painter who studied design and painting at the National Gallery of Victoria Schools. ...
Anderson, Theodore
A prominent member of the Victorian Art scene, she was the only woman in a group that seceded from the Victorian Academy of Arts in ...
Anderson, William Nicholls, b. 1873
A student of Frederick McCubbin, William Nicholls Anderson was a landscape painter who exhibited for several decades with the Victorian Artists Society. On his death ...
Ashton, George Rossi, b. 1857
Painter, illustrator and cartoonist, came to Australia at the encouragement of his brother Julian Ashton. Remained in Australia for 14 years mainly working as an ...
Ashton, Julian Howard, b. 1877
Also known as Howard Ashton, Julian was a painter who exhibited with the Society of Artists and the Royal Agricultural Society, as well as in ...
Baker, Christina Asquith, b. 1869
Portrait and figure painter who studied in Paris and in Melbourne at the National Gallery School under Frederick McCubbin. Baker was still exhibiting at the ...
Bale, Alice Marion Ellen, b. 1875
Alice Bale never lived elsewhere but her native Victoria. She became a well-known painter in her time and was a great supporter of women in ...
Barak, William, b. 1824
Wurundjeri Ngurungaeta (headman) and artist, William Barak created over fifty distinctive charcoal drawings with natural ochres and water colour of purely Aboriginal subjects. A politician ...
Barnes, William Rodney, b. 1851
Early 20th century cartoonist, painter, illustrator and theatrical designer; active in Melbourne, New Zealand and America.
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 ...
Bassett, Arthur Wakefield, b. 1869
Arthur Wakefield Bassett began his career in Victoria before moving to Western Australia in 1893 where he became an artist of note, winning the Perth ...
Bateman, Edward La Trobe, b. 1816
Although seeking his fortune in the Victorian goldfields, Edward La Trobe Bateman instead drifted into work as an illustrator and landscape designer. One of his ...
Bell, George, b. 1878
Painter, teacher and art critic, George Bell spent a number of years in Europe studying, painting and working as an official war artist from 1918 ...
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.