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Geoffrey Keith Townshend (NZ/Australian 1888-1969) Biography
Painter, Cartoonist / Illustrator Geoffrey was born in Auckland arrived in Australia in 1911.
Geoffrey studied at the Royal Art Society School in Sydney under Dattilo Rubbo (1870-1955).
He was a frequent contributor to the Bulletin Magazine… Read More “Geoffrey Keith Townshend (Aust 1888-1969)”
Ningura Naparrula (Australian Aboriginal 1938 – 2013)
Ningura Naparrula was born in 1938 near Kiwirrkura community in the Gibson Desert 700 km west of Alice Springs. Naparrula and her husband Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi walked to Papunya with their whole family group as part of a general migra… Read More “Ningura Naparrula (Australian Aboriginal 1938 – 2013) Bio”
Joseph (Zepp) Cassar (Malta Australian 1962-) Bio
Zepp Cassar is an internationally acclaimed abstract figurative and landscape painter who spends most of his time working between Sydney, France, China, and Malta Zepp is seen as an established Maltese-Australian artist, born in 1962, he was largely i… Read More “Zepp Cassar (Malta Australian 1962-)”
Gary James Shead (Australian 1942-) Bio
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Gary is an Australian painter, print maker, cartoonist, photographer, and filmmaker, early in his youth whilst at secondary school in the 1950s Gary won numerous art prize and in 1961 he attended the National Art School (NAS) Sy… Read More “Gary James Shead (Australian 1942-)”
Max Sherlock (Australian 1925-) Bio
Max was Born in Victoria in 1925, He studied at the National Gallery School 1941-42, with Max Meldrum in Melbourne 1941, then after serving his country with the RAN during WW11, he studied with Clifton Pugh and Frank Werther 1958-60, he travelled and studied in Eur… Read More “Max Sherlock (Australian 1925-)”
Arnulf Ebatarinja (Australian Aboriginal 1931-) Bio
Arnulf was a Western Arrernte man born in 1931, he was a nephew of Cordula & Walter Ebatarinja, and is a member of the Hermannsburg school of Aboriginal watercolour artists, his style evolved over time, progressively paying attention to patterni… Read More “Arnulf Ebatarinja (Australian Aboriginal 1931-)”
Sir Sidney Robert Nolan (Australian 1917-1992) Bio
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Sidney Nolan was known for his Surreal and expressive paintings often focusing on Australian history depicting landscapes and legendary characters like outlaw Ned Kelly. Sidney said “Painting is an extension of man… Read More “Sir Sidney Robert Nolan (Australian 1917-1992)”
Margaret Hannah Olley AC (1923 – 2011) Bio
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Margaret was one of Australia’s most significant still-life and interior painters She drew inspiration from her home and studio and the beauty of the everyday objects she gathered around her. Many of her paintings feature arrangem… Read More “Margaret Hannah Olley AC (1923 – 2011)”
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“Pro” Hart was an Australian artist, born in Broken Hill, New South Wales, and is considered the father of the Australian Outback painting movement. His works are widely admired for capturing the true spirit of the outback.
He grew up on his family’s she… Read More “Kevin Charles (Pro) Hart (1928-2006)”
John born 1923 and attending Trinity Grammar suffered from polio at an early age and spent a year in hospital. As a part of his recovery he began painting.
He came to know the artists associated with Melbourne’s newly established Contemporary Art Society and through them joined the circle of artists… Read More “John De Burgh Perceval (Australian 1923-2000)”