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.
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associate of
Contemporary Art Society, VIC
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associate of
World Congress of Women
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associate of
Union of Australian Women
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associate of
Asian Australian Child Art Exchange
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associate of
Realist Group
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associate of
Melbourne Popular Art Group, VIC
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associate of
Communist Party of Australia
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  • 'Australia at War' exhibition (None)
  • Anti-Fascist Exhibition (None)
  • Contemporary Art Society's Anti-Fascist Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Herald outdoor art show 1953 (exhibited at)
  • 'Australia at War' exhibition (None)
  • Anti-Fascist Exhibition (None)
  • Contemporary Art Society's Anti-Fascist Exhibition (exhibited at)