Dora L. Wilson b. 31 August 1883

Also known as Dora Lynell Wilson
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Best known for her street scenes showing figures in dappled light, Dora Wilson was also a printmaker who was awarded a silver medal for the best etching at the 1907 First Australian Exhibition of Women's Work, Melbourne.
Tags: Portraits, children, street scenes, landscape, feminist, pastels
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Name
Dora L. Wilson
Also known as Dora Lynell Wilson
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Tags:
Portraits
children
street scenes
landscape
feminist
pastels
Birth date
31 August 1883
Birth place
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
Death date
21 November 1946
Death place
Melbourne, Victoria
Active Period
  • c.1907 - c.1946
Arrival
  • c.1884
Residence
  • 1884 - 1927 Melbourne, VIC
  • 1927 - c.1929 United Kingdom
  • c.1929 - 1946 Melbourne, Victoria
Training
  • Art, 1901 - 1906 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
Cultural Heritage
  • English
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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Related events
  • First Australian Women's Work Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • A Century of Australian Women's Art (1880s-1990s) (exhibited at)
  • A l'hombre des jeunes filles et des fleurs: In the shadow of young girls and flowers (exhibited at)
  • Review (exhibited at)
  • In the Company of Women: 100 years of Australian women's art from the Cruthers collection (exhibited at)
  • Women and Art (exhibited at)
  • Women hold up half the sky (exhibited at)
  • Women Artists' Portraits and Self-portraits (exhibited at)
  • Annual Autumn exhibition 1931 (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Artists' Society Autumn Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Flower paintings: by well known artists (exhibited at)
  • 24th annual exhibition of the Society of Women Painters (exhibited at)
  • First Australian Women's Work Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • A Century of Australian Women's Art (1880s-1990s) (exhibited at)
  • A l'hombre des jeunes filles et des fleurs: In the shadow of young girls and flowers (exhibited at)
  • Review (exhibited at)
  • In the Company of Women: 100 years of Australian women's art from the Cruthers collection (exhibited at)
  • Women and Art (exhibited at)
  • Women hold up half the sky (exhibited at)
  • Women Artists' Portraits and Self-portraits (exhibited at)
  • Annual Autumn exhibition 1931 (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Artists' Society Autumn Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Flower paintings: by well known artists (exhibited at)