Portia Mary Bennett b. 28 January 1898

  • Artist (Painter)
Portia Bennett trained at the Royal Art Society School under Dattilo Rubbo and then at the Julian Ashton Art school where she was friendly with Grace Crowley. Moving to Western Australia in 1932, Bennett's subject matter became modern Perth with its recently constructed buildings and city landmarks. Her work has featured in several major exhibitions dedicated to Western Australian female artists.
associate of
Grace Crowley
1890
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Julian Ashton
Artist
associate of
Muriel Southern
Other occupation
associate of
Florence Hall
Other occupation
associate of
Rah Fizelle
Artist (Painter)
spouse of
William James-Wallace
Other occupation
spouse of
William Light
1898
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Dattilo Rubbo
1898
Artist (Painter)