Nora Heysen b. 1911

  • Artist
The daughter of painter Hans Heysen, Nora Heysen was highly regarded as an artist in her own right. In 1938 she became the first woman to win the prestigious Archibald Prize and in 1943 achieved another 'first' - becoming the first woman to be appointed an official war artist, a position that saw her posted to New Guinea from 1943-1946.
Tags: Archibald Prize
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exhibited at
Eveolution: An exhibition of women's art from the Newcastle Region Art Gallery collection
Date
9 March 1995 - June 1995
Place
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description

Opened by Deborah Mills and the Lord Mayor of Newcastle, 8 March 1995.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Review
Date
8 March 1995 - 8 June 1995
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

Speaking of Women, four guest lectures; by Nancy Underhill, Ann Thomson, Margo Neale, Joan Kerr; held over successive Fridays, 10-31 March 1995, by the Art Gallery Society.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Colonial Pastime to Contemporary Profession: 150 years of Australian Women's Art
Date
8 March 1995 - July 1995
Place
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas.
Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Trust the Women,
Date
24 February 1995 - 2 April 1995
Place
S. H. Ervin Gallery, National Trust of Australia (NSW), Sydney, NSW
Description

Touring exhibition (selected works from Sydney show). S. H. Ervin show Opened by Annita Keating, 23 February 1995. Broken Hill City Art Gallery show opened by Councillor Fran McKinnon, 29 June 1995.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Through Women's Eyes
Date
30 July 1994 - 30 June 1995
Place
Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT
Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
(retrospective exhibition)
Date
1989
Place
National Trust S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
(retrospective exhibition)
Date
1984
Place
Old Clarendon Gallery, Adelaide, SA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
(solo exhibition)
Date
1933
Place
Royal South Australian Society of Artists, Adelaide, SA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
NSW Society of Artists
Date
1930
Place
Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Residences
  • c.1953 - c.2003 Hunters Hill, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1945 - London, England, UK
  • c.1943 - c.1945 New Guinea (As an official war artist )
  • c.1937 - c.1943 Sydney, NSW
  • 1934 - 1937 England, UK & Europe
  • 1911 - 1934 Hahndorf, Adelaide Hills, SA
  • c.1953 - c.2003 Hunters Hill, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1945- London, England, UK
  • c.1943 - c.1945 New Guinea (As an official war artist )
  • c.1937 - c.1943 Sydney, NSW
  • 1934 - 1937 England, UK & Europe
  • 1911 - 1934 Hahndorf, Adelaide Hills, SA
Tags
  • Archibald Prize
Trainings
  • c.1936 Byam Shaw School, London, England, UK
  • c.1934 - Central School of Art, London, England, UK
  • c.1926 - c.1931 School of Fine Arts, North Adelaide, SA
  • c.1936 Byam Shaw School, London, England, UK
  • c.1934- Central School of Art, London, England, UK
  • c.1926 - c.1931 School of Fine Arts, North Adelaide, SA