Dora Cecil Chapman b. 24 March 1911

Also known as Dora Cant
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, silk-screen printer, potter and art teacher. Resident of South Australia, New South Wales, and England, she was concerned with changing society through social realist art.
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Name
Dora Cecil Chapman
Also known as Dora Cant
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • art critic
  • art teacher
Birth date
24 March 1911
Birth place
Mount Barker, SA
Death date
15 May 1995
Death place
Adelaide, SA
Active Period
  • 1958 - 1969
Residence
  • 1956 - 15 May 1995 Adelaide, SA
  • c.1955 - c.1956 Sydney, NSW
  • Italy
  • France
  • 1950 - 1955 London, England, UK
  • 1945 - 1950 Sydney, NSW
  • 1936 - 1941 Adelaide, SA
  • c.24 March 1911 - c.1936 Mount Barker, Adelaide, SA
Training
  • 1936 - 1941 Adelaide School of Arts, SA
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

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Related stub person groups
  • United Arts Club (associate of)
  • Royal South Australian Society of Arts (associate of)
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Related people
  • Tuck, Marie (associate of)
  • Black, Dorrit (associate of)
  • Hele, Ivor (associate of)
  • Cant, James Montgomery (associate of)
  • Cant, James Montgomery (spouse of)
  • Penglase, Marjory (associate of)
Related works
  • Self Portrait (creator of)
  • Katinka (creator of)
  • The Girl With A Long Nose (creator of)
Related collections
  • University of Western Australia (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Hamilton Art Gallery, Vic (collected in)
  • private collection (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Melrose Prize for portraiture (received)
  • Royal South Australian Society of Arts Portrait Prize (received)
Related events
  • Studio of Realist Art (exhibited at)
  • Royal South Australian Society of Arts (exhibited at)