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.
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Name
Nora Heysen
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
Tags:
Archibald Prize
Birth date
1911
Death date
30 December 2003
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1925 - c.1994
Residence
  • 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
Training
  • 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
Languages
  • English
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References [<ExternalResource: Ambrus, Caroline (1984), 'The Ladies' Picture Show', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Burke, Janine (1980), 'Australian Women Artists 1840-1940', Collingwood, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Hylton, Jane (1994), 'South Australian Women Artists', Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: Klepac, Lou (1989), 'Nora Heysen', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Wilkins, Lola (1990), 'Women artists who went to war', Australian Collector's Quarterly, (May-July).>, <ExternalResource: (1994), 'Australian Women Artists and War 1914-1994', Australian War Memorial catalogue, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Wilson, Shirley Cameron (1988), 'From Shadow into Light', St Peter's, SA.>, <ExternalResource: 'Australian War Memorial files', Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Lou Klepac Nora Heysen, 2000>] [<ExternalResource: Ambrus, Caroline (1984), 'The Ladies' Picture Show', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Burke, Janine (1980), 'Australian Women Artists 1840-1940', Collingwood, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Hylton, Jane (1994), 'South Australian Women Artists', Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: Klepac, Lou (1989), 'Nora Heysen', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Wilkins, Lola (1990), 'Women artists who went to war', Australian Collector's Quarterly, (May-July).>, <ExternalResource: (1994), 'Australian Women Artists and War 1914-1994', Australian War Memorial catalogue, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Wilson, Shirley Cameron (1988), 'From Shadow into Light', St Peter's, SA.>, <ExternalResource: 'Australian War Memorial files', Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.>]
Related people
  • Heysen, Hans (child of)
  • Heysen, Hans (associate of)
  • Meninsky, Bernard (associate of)
  • Pissarro, Lucien (associate of)
  • Grey, F. Millward (associate of)
  • Parker, Katie Langloh (associate of)
  • Heysen, Selma (child of)
  • Stoke, Everton (associate of)
  • Pissarro, Orovida (associate of)
  • Jackson, Ernest (associate of)
  • Smith, Sidney Ure (associate of)
  • Black, Robert (spouse of)
  • Schuurman, Elink (associate of)
  • Heysen, Hans (child of)
  • Heysen, Hans (associate of)
  • Meninsky, Bernard (associate of)
  • Pissarro, Lucien (associate of)
  • Grey, F. Millward (associate of)
  • Parker, Katie Langloh (associate of)
  • Heysen, Selma (child of)
  • Stoke, Everton (associate of)
  • Pissarro, Orovida (associate of)
  • Jackson, Ernest (associate of)
  • Smith, Sidney Ure (associate of)
  • Black, Robert (spouse of)
  • Schuurman, Elink (associate of)
Related person groups
  • NSW Society of Artists (associate of)
  • Royal South Australian Society of Artists (associate of)
  • NSW Society of Artists (associate of)
  • Royal South Australian Society of Artists (associate of)
Related works
  • Naomi (None)
  • (Woggheeguy) (creator of)
  • Naomi (None)
  • (Woggheeguy) (creator of)
Related recognitions
  • Archibald Prize (received)
  • 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)
  • Review (exhibited at)
  • Eveolution: An exhibition of women's art from the Newcastle Region Art Gallery collection (exhibited at)
  • Trust the Women, (exhibited at)
  • Colonial Pastime to Contemporary Profession: 150 years of Australian Women's Art (exhibited at)
  • Let's Face It (exhibited at)
  • Women Artists of North Queensland (exhibited at)
  • South Australian Women Artists: paintings from the 1890s to the 1940s (exhibited at)
  • Beyond the Picket Fence: Australian women's art in the National Library collections (exhibited at)
  • Before their Time (exhibited at)
  • With a Brush in Her Hand: Works from the Howard Hinton, Coventry and NERAM collections (exhibited at)
  • Look, Look Again (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of Australian women painters (exhibited at)
  • Modern Australian Women: paintings and prints 1925-1945 (exhibited at)
  • Australian Women Artists, One Hundred Years 1840 -1940 (exhibited at)
  • An exhibition of Women's achievements in the Arts (exhibited at)
  • Through Women's Eyes (exhibited at)
  • (retrospective exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • (retrospective exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • (solo exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • NSW Society of Artists (exhibited at)
  • Review (exhibited at)
  • Eveolution: An exhibition of women's art from the Newcastle Region Art Gallery collection (exhibited at)
  • Trust the Women, (exhibited at)
  • Colonial Pastime to Contemporary Profession: 150 years of Australian Women's Art (exhibited at)
  • Let's Face It (exhibited at)
  • Women Artists of North Queensland (exhibited at)
  • South Australian Women Artists: paintings from the 1890s to the 1940s (exhibited at)
  • Beyond the Picket Fence: Australian women's art in the National Library collections (exhibited at)
  • Before their Time (exhibited at)
  • With a Brush in Her Hand: Works from the Howard Hinton, Coventry and NERAM collections (exhibited at)
  • Look, Look Again (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of Australian women painters (exhibited at)
  • Modern Australian Women: paintings and prints 1925-1945 (exhibited at)
  • Australian Women Artists, One Hundred Years 1840 -1940 (exhibited at)
  • An exhibition of Women's achievements in the Arts (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of paintings by Sydney artists and Exhibition of pottery (exhibited at)
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