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Helen Elizabeth Ogilvie b. 1902

Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
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Artist (Printmaker),
Artist (Painter)

While working as the director of Peter Bray Gallery in Melbourne, Helen Ogilvie organised exhibitions for such avant-garde artists as Margo Lewers, John Brack, Sidney Nolan and Arthur Boyd, to name a few. Her own work was also very modern and she was engaged with the Crafts Revival of the 1950s and 60s, which allowed her to make a living designing cutting edge lampshades in London for a period.

Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA

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The Art Gallery of Western Australia was founded in 1895. It is located in the Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge, with the Western Australian Museum and State Library of Western Australia.
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS

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http://www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/qvmag/index.php?c=3
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS
Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC

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Founded in 1913, the Castlemaine Art Museum (previously named Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum) has a unique collection of exclusively Australian art and fascinating historical artefacts reflecting the early history of the district.

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http://www.castlemainegallery.com/
Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, VIC

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The Benalla Art Gallery presents an exhibition program of Australian and international art in the Bennett Gallery, in addition to the permanent collection which includes elements of the region’s history and recounting an Australian-European settlement story. The collection continues to develop with recent acquisitions including outstanding Indigenous and contemporary Australian artworks.

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http://www.benallaartgallery.com/
City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC
La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC

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Against the wall.Mixed media 1460mm x1160mm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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http://cs.nga.gov.au/Default.cfm
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

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Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art

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http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/
Ian Potter Museum of Art, the University of Melbourne, VIC

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http://www.art-museum.unimelb.edu.au/art_collection.aspx
Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art at the University of Western Australia

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http://www.lwgallery.uwa.edu.au/collections/ccwa

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Helen Elizabeth Ogilvie b. 1902

Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA

Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS

Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC

Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, VIC

City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC

University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC

La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art

Ian Potter Museum of Art, the University of Melbourne, VIC

Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art at the University of Western Australia

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