Nora Heysen b. 11 January 1911

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
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.
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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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Related stub people
  • Grey, F. Millward (associate of)
  • Parker, Katie Langloh (associate of)
  • Heysen, Hans (child of)
  • Heysen, Selma (child of)
  • Meninsky, Bernard (associate of)
  • Stoke, Everton (associate of)
  • Pissarro, Orovida (associate of)
  • Pissarro, Lucien (associate of)
  • Jackson, Ernest (associate of)
  • Smith, Sidney Ure (associate of)
  • Black, Robert (Dr) (spouse of)
  • Heysen, Hans (associate of)
  • Schuurman, Elink (Madame) (associate of)
Related stub person groups
  • NSW Society of Artists (associate of)
  • Royal South Australian Society of Artists (associate of)
Related works
  • (Woggheeguy) (creator of)
Related collections
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Archibald Prize (received)
Related events
  • Through Women's Eyes (exhibited at)
  • (retrospective exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • (retrospective exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • (solo exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • NSW Society of Artists (exhibited at)