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Kemsley, James, b. 1948

Contemporary Sydney/Southern Highlands cartoonist and actor. Was responsible for the "Ginger Meggs" strip for over 20 years, working right up until his death in December ...

Kennedy, Anthony

Anthony Kennedy of the Wiradjuri language group works in acrylic on canvas and has been a finalist in the 2005 and 2007 Parliament of NSW ...

Kerr, Myra May , b. 1938

Myra Kerr was a landscape artist active in Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. She worked in oils, acrylics and pen and ink. She exhibited ...

Kessler, Thomas De, b. 1925

A printmaker of Hungarian origin he came to Australia in 1950. The National Gallery of Victoria has a number of prints and drawings by Kessler ...

Kettle, Louisa Maude, b. 1893

Maude Kettle lived and worked in Tasmania. She began making hooked rugs in the late 1930s and continued until the mid-1970s, mostly in geometric designs.

Kickhefer, Jan Pieter Lodewijk, b. 1907

Dutch commercial artist who worked for Philips (NL) before moving to the Dutch East Indies in 1932. He was imprisoned in Japanese internment camps during ...

King, Inge, b. 1918

King is a prolific and successful sculptor. Her involvement in the Australian art scene throughout her career has been immense and she is well recognised ...

King, Clarence, b. 1915

Mid 20th century Sydney newspaper cartoonist, King began his career with Associated Newspapers in Sydney where he worked from 1936 to 1950 before joining Australian ...

Kingston, Amie, b. 1908

Mid 20th century painter, printmaker, theatrical designer and art teacher. Textile prints commissioned by Marion Hall Best ca.1942 are known. Amy Kingston worked prolifically in ...

Kingston, Peter, b. 1943

Sydney painter, printmaker and cartoonist. Kingston was one of the key figures in Martin Sharp’s Yellow House. Many of his works honoured comic strip heroes, ...

Klippel, Robert, b. 1920

While Klippel is best known as a sculptor, he also worked in industrial design. Klippel's interest in sculpture began during WW2 while making scale models ...

Knight, Cecil

Late 20th century newspaper and magazine cartoonist known for his cartoon from the 1970's 'Pub with no beer'.

Kohlhagen, Lisette Anna, b. 1890

Kohlhagen worked in watercolour, tempera and oil on canvas/board, linocut prints and pottery; her subject matter included landscapes, still-lifes and, especially, genre studies.

Koskie, Jack Louis, b. 1914

Koskie was a representational painter and graphic designer. He was the chief designer of the Commonwealth Office of Education (Sydney) Sydney and the Tasmanian Government ...

Kuyata, Yipati, b. 1946

Pitjantjatjara artist from Ernabella who worked in a range of media, including batik and screenprint. Kuyata was dedicated to her work and her role as ...