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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Name
Olive Ashworth
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Graphic Designer)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Birth date
1915
Birth place
Brisbane, Qld.
Death date
2000
Active Period
  • c.1933 - c.1988
Residence
  • 1930 - 1933 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1915 - c.2000 Brisbane, Qld.
Training
  • 1933 - 1934 Melbourne's Art Training Institute, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Somerville House, Qld.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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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