Betty Quelhurst b. 1919

  • Artist (Painter)
Betty Quelhurst was a painter. She served in the Air Force for four years during World War Two. Having saved for years she was able to study at La Grande Chaumière in Paris in 1951 and 1952. She spent the rest of her life studying, painting and teaching.
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Name
Betty Quelhurst
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • teacher
  • Air Force
Birth date
1919
Birth place
Laidley, Qld
Death date
13 August 2008
Death place
Brisbane, Qld
Burial place
Cremated at Mt Thompson Crematorium, Brisbane 2008-08-19
Active Period
  • c.1930 - c.2001
Residence
  • c.1953 - c.2001 Brisbane, Queensland
  • 1951 - 1952 Paris, France
  • c.1949 - c.1950 Melbourne, Victoria
  • 1930 - 1949 Brisbane, Queensland
  • 1919 - 1930 Laidley, Queensland
Training
  • 1951 - 1952 La Grande Chaumière, Paris, France
  • c.1948 - c.1949 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Victoria
  • c.1930 Central Technical College, Brisbane, Queensland
  • c.1930 Brisbane Girls Grammar, Queensland
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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  • Half Dozen Group of Artists (associate of)
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Related works
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Related collections
  • Gold Coast Art Gallery, Surfers Paradise, Queensland (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Sara Levi Prize (received)
  • Hugh Ramsay Portrait Prize (received)
  • Half Dozen Group of Artists' Travelling Scholarship (received)
  • Queensland Wattle League Scholarship (received)
Related events
  • (retrospective) (exhibited at)
  • International Women's Day Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Half Dozen Group of Artists' Travelling Scholarship Exhibition (exhibited at)