Vida Lahey b. 1882

Also known as Frances Vida Lahey
  • Artist (Painter)
A traditional painter specializing in still life and landscape subjects. She was a great contributor to the art scene in Queensland and was very involved with the Queensland Art Gallery.
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Name
Vida Lahey
Also known as Frances Vida Lahey
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Teacher (ANZSIC code: 8102)
  • Writer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
1882
Birth place
Pimpama, Qld.
Death date
1968
Active Period
  • 1903 - 1952
Residence
  • c.1920 - c.1952 Queensland
  • c.1920 St Ives, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
  • c.1918 - c.1920 Montparnasse, Paris, France
  • c.1915 - c.1918 London, England, UK
  • 1905 - 1915 Melbourne, Vic.
Training
  • Godfrey Rivers at the Central Technical College, Brisbane, Qld.
  • c.1919 - c.1920 Frances Hodgkins, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
  • c.1910 - c.1911 Withers, Walter, Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1918 - c.1919 Colarossi's, Paris, France
  • 1909 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1905 - 1906 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1904 - c.1905 Central Technical College, Brisbane, Qld.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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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: MacCauley, Bettina (1989), 'Songs of Colour: The Art of Vida Lahey', Queensland Art Gallery catalogue, Brisbane, Qld.>, <ExternalResource: (1979), 'Lahey, Fraces Vida', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 9, Melbourne, Vic.>]