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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Citations

  • Ambrus, Caroline (1984), 'The Ladies’ Picture Show’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Burke, Janine (1980), 'Australian Women Artists 1840-1940’, Collingwood, Vic.

  • Hylton, Jane (1994), 'South Australian Women Artists’, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA.

  • Klepac, Lou (1989), 'Nora Heysen’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Wilkins, Lola (1990), 'Women artists who went to war’, Australian Collector’s Quarterly, (May-July).

  • (1994), 'Australian Women Artists and War 1914-1994’, Australian War Memorial catalogue, Canberra, ACT.

  • Wilson, Shirley Cameron (1988), 'From Shadow into Light’, St Peter’s, SA.

  • 'Australian War Memorial files’, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.

See also

  • 'Heritage: Section 10, plate 442'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage with additions

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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