Past and Present. National Women's Art Exhibition 1995

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Bryans, Lina, b. 1909
A somewhat peripatetic artist whose wanderlust took her to Europe, America and Central Australia, Lina Bryans was noted for her landscapes and her abstract modernism.
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Dawson, Janet, b. 1935
Painter, printmaker and designer active from the early 1950s until well into the second decade of the 21st century. One of only three women to ...
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Younger, Jay, b. 1960
Muttaburra born artist, writer, curator, educator and academic lives and works in Brisbane. Active participant of Queensland Artworker's Alliance and the Queensland ARI sector since ...
Updated July 20, 2025
Ogilvie, Helen Elizabeth, b. 1902
While working as the director of Peter Bray Gallery in Melbourne, Helen Ogilvie organised exhibitions for such avant-garde artists as Margo Lewers, John Brack, Sidney ...
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Craig, Sybil Mary Frances, b. 1901
Mid 20th century painter and cartoonist of Melbourne.
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Darbyshire, Beatrice Dean, b. 1901
A talented artist, Beatrice Darbyshire exhibited in England and Perth throughout the 1920s and 1930s.
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Ainsworth, Ruth Drummond, b. 1900
A painter, printmaker, potter, weaver and art teacher. Ainsworth travelled to Europe in the 1920s where she was inspired by the influences of cubism, surrealism ...
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Sauerbier, Kathleen Margaret, b. 1903
Painter, was born in Brighton, Adelaide on 21 January 1903. Sauerbier's initial art training was under Frederick Britton at the School of Fine Arts, Tynte ...
Updated May 8, 2025
Shaw, Marina Philomena, b. 1903
Painter, china painter, ceramic sculptor and designer who in the1940s won a scholarship to the Slade School of Art but was unable to take it ...
Updated May 8, 2025
Muntz, Josephine, b. 1862
Painter, residing in Melbourne, she diverged from standard patterns of taste in her use of a sombre palette and free, expressive brushwork. She exhibited internationally, ...
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Eveolution: An exhibition of women's art from the Newcastle Region Art Gallery collection

by Appleton, Jean, Beeston, Mary, Bellette, Jean Mary, Black, Sandra, Blaxland, Barbara, Borgelt, Marion, Borlase, Nancy Wilmot, Campbell, Joan Ruth, Carrick Fox, Ethel, Cassab, Judy, Cohn, Ola, Coote, Rosemary, Cowley, Erika, Creaser, Marleen, Crowley, Grace, Cryer, Enid, Cuppaidge, Virginia, Cusack, Edith E., Davies, Isabel, Dawson, Janet, Docking, Shay, Douglas, Mollie, Dunn, Phyl, Eager, Helen, Earp, Roslyn, Ely, Bonita, Englund, Patricia, Garnsey, Wanda, Gascoigne, Rosalie, Gazzard, Marea, Geroe, Ann, Goldfinch, Nancy, Gower, Elizabeth, Hall, Anne, Hanrahan, Barbara, Hanssen Pigott, Gwyn, Hester, Joy, Heysen, Nora, Hick, Mary, Hinder, Margel Ina, Ironside, Adelaide Eliza, Kelly, Lee, Keys, Eileen, Kilgour, Nancy May, King, Inge, Kluge-Pott, Hertha, Kozic, Maria, Kubbos, Eva, Lander, Jane, Larkin, Annette, Laurence, Janet, Lester, Kerrie, Leveson, Sandra, Lewers, Margo, Lohse, Kate, Maddock, Bea, Mais, Hilarie, Manning, Sony, Mansfield, Janet, Marston, Suzi, Martin, Mandy, McDonald, Sheila, McMahon, Marie, Morgan, Margaret, Mort, Eirene, Newmarch, Ann Foster, Norrie, Susan, Owen, Gladys Mary, Palmer, Ethleen Mary, Preston, Margaret, Proctor, Thea, Redpath, Norma, Rehfisch, Alison, Richards, Rae, Rix Nicholas, Hilda, Ross, Christine, Rowan, Marian Ellis, Russell, Elsa Mary Lillian, Scott Jones, Madeleine, Smith, Treania, Smith, Grace Cossington, Sutherland, Jane, Swen, Hiroe, Thomson, Ann, Traill, Jessie, Tuckson, Margaret, Varvaressos, Vicki, Watson, Jenny, Whiting, Lorri, Wight, Normana, Wilson, Patricia, Zakarauskas, Aldona.

Opened by Deborah Mills and the Lord Mayor of Newcastle, 8 March 1995. Curator: Annette Larkin.

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Godoy, Seham, b. 1964
A photographer whose large gelatin silver photographs of girls (1984-1985)are held in the National Gallery of Australia.
Updated Feb. 7, 2025
Jerrems, Carol, b. 1949
Carol Jerrems was the first contemporary Australian woman photographer to have work acquired by a number of museums including the National Gallery of Australia.
Updated Jan. 13, 2025
Waller, Christian, b. 1894
20th century painter, illustrator and stained-glass designer and maker. Early fantasy and mystic themes followed by Art Deco style.
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Quaife, Viola A., b. 1885
Quaife was a Painter who was a student of Alfred R. Coffey in Sydney (1903), and later attended the Sydney Art School under Julian Ashton ...
Updated Oct. 24, 2024
Mitelman, Jacqueline, b. 1948
Photographer, late 20th century.
Updated Aug. 28, 2024
Agar, Bernice, b. 1885
Glamorous and highly accomplished photographer best known for her images of Sydney socialites and brides. Such was her skill that when she retired upon marriage ...
Updated Aug. 23, 2024
Wilson, Dora L., b. 1883
Best known for her street scenes showing figures in dappled light, Dora Wilson was also a printmaker who was awarded a silver medal for the ...
Updated Aug. 19, 2024
Bancroft, Bronwyn, b. 1958
Known for her colourful paintings, prints and textile designs, Bronwyn Bancroft is also an advocate of arts and education for Indigenous Australians.
Updated July 24, 2024
Davidson, Bessie, b. 1879
Originally from Adelaide and a student and friend of Margaret Preston, Bessie Davidson was a very successful artist. She spent the majority of her life ...
Updated July 1, 2024