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Nixon, William Millington, b. 1814

William Nixon emigrated from Birmingham to South Australia in 1855. A gunsmith by trade, Nixon switched to a career in photography following his experience in ...

Norman, William Chapman, b. 1837

A photographer, watchmaker, jeweller, flour miller and sawyer who worked in his father's business in Portland and Hamilton in Victoria and later in Mount Gambier ...

Oglesby, William, b.

A photographer from London who was said to have produced the first hand-coloured daguerreotypes in South Australia between 1849 and 1851.

Reylin, William

William Reylin was a professional photographer. He worked in Adelaide from 1861 to 1862.

Salmon, William, b. 1928

William Salmon described his art as emerging from the landscape. He trained initially in graphic arts at Swinburne Technical College and worked as a textile ...

Sandy, William, b. 1944

A self taught Pitjantjatjara painter who began his association with Papunya Tula Artists in the early 1980s but nowadays works independently. He has exhibited across ...

Starnes, William Henry, b. 1815

A painter and coach-maker, Starnes exhibited with the South Australian Society of Arts. His enthusiasm one year lead him to show works under two names ...

Thomas, William, b. 1822

W.R. Thomas was a competent watercolourist and a number of his works survive in private homes in South Australia.

Thwaites, Walter William, b. 1814

A miniature painter and engraver, W.W. Thwaites (1814-1888)and sons established themselves as professional photographers in West and South Australia in the 1860s. However, despite such ...

Williams, Vera Mbitjana, b. 1966

Pitjantjatjara speaker also fluent in five other Central Australian languages. A dedicated artist in the media of screenprint and fabric design, and more recently, canvas ...

Williams, Liz, b. 1942

Ceramist Liz Williams received an Australia Council grant for travel and research, which she undertook in Mexico and America in 1991. She was also an ...

Williams, Therese

Williamson, Ruby, b. 1940

Ruby Williamson is a senior law woman from the Amata community in the far northwest of South Australia. Her work is represented in the collection ...

Williamson, Naomi

Wilmot, Trina, b.

Painter, woodcarver and woodburner, printer, jeweller, egg carver and possum skin cloak maker has works in the collections of Melbourne Museum and Koorie Heritage Trust. ...