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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.
  • Biographical Data b. 1902 Corowa, NSW, Australia
  • Biography 1 biography
  • Associates 8 people
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  • Works 1 work
  • Exhibitions 8 exhibitions
  • Collections 14 collections
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  • References 7 references
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
    Description

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

    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.

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

    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.

    Website
    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
    Description

    Against the wall.Mixed media 1460mm x1160mm

  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
    Description
    Website
    http://cs.nga.gov.au/Default.cfm
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Description

    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.

    Website
    https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
  • Queensland Art Gallery
    Website
    http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/
  • Ian Potter Museum of Art, the University of Melbourne, VIC
    Website
    http://www.art-museum.unimelb.edu.au/art_collection.aspx
  • Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art at the University of Western Australia
    Website
    http://www.lwgallery.uwa.edu.au/collections/ccwa
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Updated May 22, 2025
Created Jan. 1, 1995
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