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Norman Lindsay achieved the mantle of one of Australia’s most significant artists of his generation, he was born in Creswick, Victoria, the son of Irish Surgeon Robert Charles William Alexander Lindsay (1843–1915) and Jane Elizabeth Lindsay (1848–1932).
His grandfather Re… Read More “Norman Lindsay (Australia 1879-1969) Artist Biography”
Bill was born in Cape Town, South Africa and came to Australia aged four and settled for some years at Timboon in the Western District of Victoria. He attended Brighton Grammar School and as well as the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
A self-taught artist, selling his first p… Read More “William ‘Bill’ Beavan (South African/Australian 1944-2005) Biography”
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”
Jane Sutherland was an Australian impressionist artist, landscape painter, and teacher who was part of the burgeoning late nineteenth-century Australian “Plein-air” movement.
She significantly influenced professional and amateur women artists who followed her ground-breaki… Read More “Jane Sutherland (1853 – 1928) 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”
John Giles was born in South Australia in 1884, and studied under Will Ashton in Adelaide and J S Watkins in Sydney.
Giles’ life and career can be summed up by his best artworks, generally natural impressionist compositions, dabbing colour to create form, and set against the varied Seaside Vist… Read More “John Giles (Australian 1884-1970) Biography”
Introduction
Charles Conder was a talented artist and critical contributor to the Heidelberg School Movement.
Conder was born in 1868 in London, the son of a civil engineer, and a direct descendant of Louis François Roubiliac, the 18th century sculptor, Conder was sent in 1884 to Sydney, Australia, age… Read More “Charles Conder (1868-1909) Biography”
Today we talk about one of Australia’s most influential artist, teacher and recognizable names in Australian art history, who helped give rise to one of the most significant changes in how we see art here in this country.
EARLY LIFE AND CAREERJulian Ashton
He was born in Surrey, England in 1… Read More “Julian Ashton (1851-1942) Biography”
Herman Pekel born in Melbourne in 1956, at 17 he holds his first solo exhibition in Melbourne, which was a sell-out.
Early in his career, he painted on location with well-listed artists Ernest Buckmaster, Lance McNeill’s and Roger Webber; these talented artists left a strong impression on his develop… Read More “Herman Pekel (Australian 1956-) Biography”
Alan Maas was born in Maryborough in 1930 and studied art at RMIT in the 1950’s with watercolor, commercial art and silk screen printing he also studied with artist Geoff Stock of Maldon, where he furthered his watercolor, oils and acrylic painting skills. Later he spent time with Rod Leo… Read More “Alan Maas (Maryborough Australian 1930-)”