Olive Ashworth b. 1915

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Graphic Designer),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Commercial artist, textile designer and photographer. Ashworth is best known for her textile designs that were based on sketches and photographs of the Great Barrier Reef she took from underwater observatories.
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associate of
Frank Hurley
1885
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Douglas Annand
1903
Artist (Sculptor), Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer), Artist (Printmaker), Designer (Graphic Designer), Artist (Painter), Designer, Curator
associate of
Enid Dickson
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Noel Monkman
Other occupation

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Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Graphic Designer)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Related people
  • Hurley, Frank (associate of)
  • Annand, Douglas (associate of)
  • Dickson, Enid (associate of)
  • Monkman, Noel (associate of)
  • Hurley, Frank (associate of)
  • Annand, Douglas (associate of)
  • Dickson, Enid (associate of)
  • Monkman, Noel (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Burns Philp's art department (associate of)
  • Burns Philp's art department (associate of)
Related collections
  • Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • one of 10 prize-winning finalists in the Leroy-Alcorso prize for textile design (received)
  • Runner-up in the first Grafton Award, offered by a British textile firm (received)
  • one of 10 prize-winning finalists in the Leroy-Alcorso prize for textile design (received)
  • Runner-up in the first Grafton Award, offered by a British textile firm (received)
Related events
  • Women Artists in Queensland, Past and Present (exhibited at)
  • Queensland Wildlife Artists Society (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Women Artists in Queensland, Past and Present (exhibited at)
  • Queensland Wildlife Artists Society (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography