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Clifton was an Australian artist and three-time winner of Australia’s Archibald Prize for Rupert Henderson (1965), Sir John McEwen (1971) and Gough Whitlam (1972).
He was strongly influenced by German Expressionism and was known for his landscapes and portraiture. Some of his portrait subjects ranged… Read More “Clifton Ernest Pugh AO (Australian 1924-1990)”
Born July 1921 in Adelaide, Frank Jeffrey Edson Smart AO, was the son of Francis Isaac Smart, a real estate agent and Emmeline Mildred and half-brother to his father’s daughter from his first marriage.
When he was four years old, Jeffrey first travelled to Europe, but after the great depression… Read More “Artist Biography – Jeffrey Smart”
Born in Kew, 1878, George Fredrick Henry Bell was the son of George Bell and his wife, Clara Barlow.
George Bell was educated at Kew High School, and although Bell’s father expected him to study law, this did not stop his father from supporting his artistic ambitions, including paying for Bell’s tuit… Read More “George Bell (Australia 1878-1966) Biography”
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Born February 1912 in Bognor Regis, Sussex, England, Drysdale moved to Melbourne with his family in 1923.
He was educated at Geelong Grammar School, and in his last year there in 1929, it was discovered that Drysdale had a detached retina in his left eye.
His damaged eye resulted in him doing eye exer… Read More “Sir Russell Drysdale biography”
Born in 1944 Maxwell Wilks started his studies in drawing at the National Gallery School in Victoria under John Brack and Ian Armstrong.
He also studied at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in commercial design and oil painting with artist Shirley Bourne.
His first exhibition was in 1967 and… Read More “Maxwell Wilks (Australian 1944-) Biography”
John Henry Olsen, Born in Newcastle in January 1928, moved to Bondi Beach with his family in 1935, beginning his lifelong fascination with Sydney harbour bridge.
Olsen attended St Joseph’s College in Hunters Hill until he left school in 1943.
After leaving school, he studied at the Dattilo Rubbo Art S… Read More “John Henry Olsen Australian (1928-2023) Biography”
Albert Namatjira, Born Elea Namatjira in 1902 at the Hermannsburg Lutheran Mission in Ntaria near Alice Springs, son of Namatjira and Ljukuta and where Western Arrernte people.
Namatjira was raised on the Hermannsburg Mission and baptised after his parents converted to Christianity, cha… Read More “One Of Australia’s Most Famous Aboriginal Artists, Albert Namatjira”
Fed Williams, Born in Richmond, Victoria, Australia, Frederick Ronald Williams was the son of an electrical engineer and a housewife.
Fred, wanted to be an artist early in his life. However, his father, a practical man, hoped he would be an architect.
Fred left school at age 14 and became an apprenti… Read More “Fred Williams, The Australian Artist That Transcends Time and Place”
Who were they? They were probably Australia’s most pivotal Art Family Dynasties of the 19th and 20th centuries, changing the artistic landscape in Pottery, Art, Literature, and Architecture in Australia.
Spanning over 100 years, the Boyd’s where involved with innovative Australian artists, Arthur Str… Read More “One Of Australia’s Most Influential Art Family’s – The Boyd Family”
Australian aboriginal art is not a new thing, aboriginals have painted in caves, drawn in the sand and carved in wood for tens of thousands of years.
One of the oldest found rock art painting is a 17,300-year-old kangaroo found in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.
Papunya a small aborigina… Read More “Origins Of The Western Desert Aboriginal Art Movement”