Ada Plante b. 4 October 1875

Also known as Ada May Plante
  • Artist (Painter)
Plante studied at the Académie Julian, Paris, where she lived off little more than biscuits. She later emerged as Modernist, and in 1932 was a founding exhibitor with the Melbourne Contemporary Group of Post-Impressionist painters.
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Name
Ada Plante
Also known as Ada May Plante
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
4 October 1875
Birth place
Temuka, New Zealand
Death date
3 July 1950
Death place
Armadale, Melbourne, VIC
Active Period
  • 1894 - 1950
Arrival
  • 1888
Residence
  • c.1934 - c.1940 Georgian Darebin Bridge House, Ivanhoe, Melbourne, VIC
  • 1904 - 1934 Melbourne, VIC
  • c.1902 - c.1904 Paris, France
  • 1888 - 1902 Melbourne, VIC
  • 1875 - 1888 Temuka, New Zealand
Training
  • 1902 - 1904 Académie Julian, Paris, France
  • 1894 - 1899 National Gallery School, Melbourne, VIC
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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