Viola A. Quaife b. 1 May 1885

Also known as V. A. Q., Viola Quaife, Viola Austral Smith, Viola Austral Quaife, V A Quaife, Viola Ure Smith, Mrs Sydney Ure Smith, Mrs S Ure Smith
  • Artist (Painter)
Quaife was a painter who received her artistic training at the Sydney Art School under Julian Ashton and Sydney Long. Fellow students included Nelle Rodd. In the same student cohort as Elioth Gruner, Isabel McWhannell and Ruby Winckler at the Sydney Art School.
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Name
Viola A. Quaife
Also known as:
  • V. A. Q.
  • Viola Quaife
  • Viola Austral Smith
  • Viola Austral Quaife
  • V A Quaife
  • Viola Ure Smith
  • Mrs Sydney Ure Smith
  • Mrs S Ure Smith
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1 May 1885
Birth place
Paddington, Sydney, NSW
Birth note
“Hughenden”, Woollahra, Sydney NSW.
Death date
22 November 1945
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1903 - c.1934
Residence
  • 1885 - 1909
  • 1907 -
  • 1908 -
  • 1909 - c.1920 Sydney, NSW (With husband Sydney Ure Smith)
  • c.1920 -
  • - 1945
Training
  • c.1908 - c.1910 Sydney Art School, Sydney, NSW
  • Student of Mr. Alfred R. Coffey, Sydney., 1903 -
Languages
  • English
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Periods active
  • c.1903 - c.1934
  • c.1908 - c.1925
Residences
  • 1885 - 1909
  • 1907 -
  • 1908 -
  • 1909 - c.1920 Sydney, NSW (With husband Sydney Ure Smith)
  • c.1920 -
  • - 1945
Alternative names
  • V. A. Q.
  • Viola Quaife
  • Viola Austral Smith
  • Viola Austral Quaife
  • V A Quaife
  • Viola Ure Smith
  • Mrs Sydney Ure Smith
  • Mrs S Ure Smith
  • V. A. Q.
  • Viola Quaife
  • Viola Austral Smith
  • Viola Austral Quaife
Trainings
  • c.1908 - c.1910 Sydney Art School, Sydney, NSW
  • Student of Mr. Alfred R. Coffey, Sydney., 1903 -
  • c.1908 - c.1910 Sydney Art School, Sydney, NSW
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