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Ailsa O'Connor b. 1921

Also known as Ailsa Margaret Donaldson, Ailsa Margaret O'Connor
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
Ailsa O'Connor was a painter, sculptor, print maker, author and teacher. She studied at both the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Melbourne University and was politically active, joining the Communist Party of Australia in 1944. She later initiated the Asian Australian Child Art Exchange and represented Victoria at the World Congress of Women in Copenhagen in 1953.
  • Biographical Data b. 1921 Melbourne, VIC
  • Biography 1 biography
  • Associates 19 people
  • Groups 7 groups
  • Works 1 work
  • Exhibitions 4 exhibitions
  • Collections 2 collections
  • Recognitions 3 recognitions
  • References 3 references
  • received
    Caulfield City Council invitation Art Award
    Dates
    1979
    Recognition type
    Award
  • received
    May Day Art competition
    Dates
    1953
    Recognition type
    Award
    Note

    First prize

  • received
    Australia at War' exhibition
    Dates
    1945
    Recognition type
    Award
    Description

    For painting in the 'Women in Industry’ section

    Note

    First prize

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Updated May 6, 2019
Created Jan. 1, 1995
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