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Miller, Lewis, b. 1959
painter and sketcher. From the start of his art training at the Victorian College of the Arts between 1977 and 1982, Miller "eschewed the fashions ...
Cairns, Mitch
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Molvig, Jon, b. 1923
Apart from being one of Australia's major figurative expressionist painters, Jon Molvig became a significant inspiration for the art scene in Brisbane when he settled ...
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Hood, Cherry, b. 1958
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Murch, Arthur James, b. 1902
Painter and sculptor, assistant to George Lambert, and in World War II the War artist who captured images of the bombed city of Darwin. Later ...
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Harding, Nicholas, b. 1956
painter, sketcher, printmaker, illustrator and animator. After studying art in the mid 1970s, Harding travelled through Europe, then returned to Australia, where he developed a ...
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Heysen, Nora, b. 1911
The daughter of painter Hans Heysen, Nora Heysen was highly regarded as an artist in her own right. In 1938 she became the first woman ...
Baker, Normand Henry, b. 1908
Mid 20th century Sydney painter and sketcher. Baker exhibited in the 1937 Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
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Olsen, John, b. 1928
John Olsen's exuberant paintings, which were first exhibited in Sydney in the 1950s, are often celebrations of Sydney, Majorca, marine life, good food and sunshine. ...
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Proud, Geoffrey, b. 1946
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Pugh, Clifton, b. 1924
Influential mid 20th century Melbourne painter and illustrator
Quilty, Ben, b. 1973
Although he came to public attention with his paintings of cars, Ben Quilty is best known for his deeply impacted expressionist portraits. .For four years ...
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Crooke, Ray, b. 1922
Crooke began his career as an artist at a Melbourne advertising agency while taking courses as Swinburne Technical College. After 1939-45 war service, he taught, ...
Abbott Roberts, Mary Margaret, b. 1916
Mary Abbott Roberts, who also exhibited under her maiden name of Mary Abbott, was born in Quirindi in rural New South Wales and studied in ...
Ruddy, Craig, b. 1968
Craig Ruddy was best known for his striking portraits of Aboriginal Australians. He came to fame after he was awarded the Archibald Prize in 2004 ...
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Fullbrook, Sam, b. 1922
Skilled colourist and tonalist proficient in pastel, watercolour and oil painting. Painter who lived only briefly in Perth.
Leach, Sam
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Shead, Garry, b. 1942
Film maker, cartoonist and Archibald and Dobell Prize winning artist Garry Shead's work is held in most major public collections in Australia. He has created ...
Longstaff, John, b. 1861
Sir John Campbell Longstaff was a renowned portraitist both in Australia and England, winning five Archibald prizes between 1925 and 1935.
Carington Smith, Jack, b. 1908
Prolific mid 20th century painter based in Hobart and Sydney. Jack Carington Smith won numerous awards and prizes including the 1949 Sir John Sulman Prize ...