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Abadjura, , b. 1904
Bark paintings and carvings by Abadjura were collected by the Art Gallery of Western Australia in the 1960s.
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Abbott, Harold, b. 1906
An official war artist during the Second World War, Harold Abbott was an accomplished portraitist who had studied at the Royal Academy of Art in ...
Abbott, Ernest Edwin, b. 1889
Ernest Edwin Abbott (1889-1973), English-born printmaker, painter and art teacher, based mainly in Melbourne, Victoria.
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 ...
Aisbett, Norman Warwick, b. 1921
Mid 20th century Western Australian cartoonist, painter, illustrator and sculptor. Aisbett was a member of the WA chapter of the Australian Black and White Artists ...
Alexander, Jan, b. 1927
Jan Alexander was an artist active in Bathurst for thirty years from the 1970s to the early 2000s.
Allen, Joyce L. McC, b. 1916
Brisbane born painter and printmaker and a student of Thea Proctor and Joy Ewart. Allen was a regular exhibitor with the Print Council of Australia ...
Amos, Hart, b. 1916
Trained in painting and drawing at the East Sydney Technical College, Amos is better known for his extensive body of illustrating and cartooning work. A ...
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Andrews, Gordon Arthur, b. 1914
Gordon Andrews was one of Australia's prominent mid-20th century multi-disciplinary designers. While best known for designing Australia's first decimal currency notes (1966), his international career ...
Annand, Douglas, b. 1903
One of Australia's best known graphic and poster artists, Douglas Annand also had a distinguished career as a camouflage artist during the Second World War. ...
Arkley, Howard, b. 1951
Painter, photographer and sculptor who studied in Melbourne. Using the airbrush as his principal tool, Arkley was heavily influenced by punk culture, suburbia and domesticity. ...
Armfield, David, b. 1923
Late 20th century Melbourne painter, illustrator and printmaker. This biography concentrates on his black and white work.
Ashworth, Olive, b. 1915
Commercial artist, textile designer and photographer. Ashworth is best known for her textile designs that were based on sketches and photographs of the Great Barrier ...
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Aspden, David, b. 1935
The largely self-taught painter, David Aspden, established his reputation in the 1960s by painting lyrically beautiful abstracts. In the context of the time, they were ...
Atira-Atira, Tjulkiwa, b. 1951
Pitjanjatjara artist who began working with craft in Ernabella in 1968. Her artistic pursuits led her to the medium of batik and in 1988, after ...
Atkinson, Ethel, b. 1887
Potter, leather worker, china painter and designer. Atkinson set up the 'Ceramic Art Studio' with business partner Ada Newman. A regular exhibitor with the Arts ...
Atyeo, Sam, b. 1910
In addition to a career in painting after training at the National Gallery School, Melbourne, Atyeo designed interiors, murals, designed and painted furniture for commercial ...
Audette, Yvonne, b. 1930
An abstract expressionist painter and trained pianist, Audette's work was influenced both by music and the years she spent in New York in the 1950s ...
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Baker, Nyukana, b. 1943
Pitjantjatjara artist from Ernabella who began painting, designing and weaving in 1963 and producing batik in 1971. Her work is widely exhibited in Australia and ...
Baker, Allan, b. 1921
Painter, curator, tutor and former window dresser. Baker became Deputy Director of the Art Gallery of Western Australia in 1961. He won numerous prizes.