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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Name
Ailsa O'Connor
Also known as:
  • Ailsa Margaret Donaldson
  • Ailsa Margaret O'Connor
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • teacher
  • author
Birth date
1921
Birth place
Melbourne, VIC
Death date
1980
Training
  • c.1965 Melbourne University, Melbourne, VIC
  • 1962 - 1964 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, VIC
  • c.1940 - c.1945 George Bell School, Melbourne, VIC
  • 1937 - 1939 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, VIC
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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Related stub people
  • Bell, George (associate of)
  • O'Connor, Vic (spouse of)
  • O'Connor, Megan (parent of)
  • O'Connor, Sean (parent of)
Related stub person groups
  • Contemporary Art Society, VIC (associate of)
  • Communist Party of Australia (associate of)
  • World Congress of Women (associate of)
  • Union of Australian Women (associate of)
  • Asian Australian Child Art Exchange (associate of)
  • Realist Group (associate of)
  • Melbourne Popular Art Group, VIC (associate of)
Related people
  • Schipp, Naomi (associate of)
  • Counihan, Noel (associate of)
  • Hammond, Mary (associate of)
  • Miller, Peter (associate of)
  • O'Connor, Pat (associate of)
  • Zuvella, Mary (associate of)
Related works
  • Building the Stockade (creator of)
Related collections
  • Tasmania Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • May Day Art competition (received)
  • Caulfield City Council invitation Art Award (received)
  • Australia at War' exhibition (received)
Related events
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da19db9b538b73d93014c7a')) (exhibited at)