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Alban, Tom, b. 1887
English born commercial arts or illustrator who exhibited in the Queensland Art Society's annual exhibitions in 1924 and 1925.
Austin, William Sidney, b. 1867
Painter and bedding manufacturer, Austin is said to have won a Brisbane exhibition art award but he is better known for founding the Friendly Society ...
Barker, Agnes Frances Amelia, b. 1907
A talented artist in multiple media, Agnes Barker went on to become well-known as a television personality who demonstrated craftmaking techniques and activities in the ...
Barker, Caroline, b. 1894
Caroline Barker had a long career in Brisbane as an artist and teacher and for many years, especially after the death of Vida Lahey, was ...
Bennett, Portia Mary, b. 1898
Portia Bennett trained at the Royal Art Society School under Dattilo Rubbo and then at the Julian Ashton Art school where she was friendly with ...
Bennett, Rubery, b. 1893
William Rubery Bennett was an artist and art gallery owner from Brisbane who lived and worked in Sydney for much of his career.
Bott, Sarah Ellen, b. 1870
Sarah Ellen Bott and her sister, Alice Bott, were active in the arts and crafts movement of the early 20th century in Brisbane. They were ...
Bott, Alice, b. 1879
Alice Bott was a prominent member of the Arts and Crafts Movement in Queensland, a student of L.J. Harvey and a pottery instructor.
Botterill, Beryl Antonia, b. 1907
Mid 20th century cartoonist and illustrator, born in Brisbane. She moved to England as a young woman where she studied art under Stephen Spurrier at ...
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Brown, Vincent, b. 1901
Vincent Brown's assertation that he was Queensland's first modernist artist in oils was justified but his productive period in this medium lasted no longer than ...
Buzacott, Nutter, b. 1905
Buzacott was a printmaker, commercial artist (graphic designer), political illustrator, painter and teacher. A mural by Buzacott is also known. He travelled widely in Australia ...
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Campbell, Robert Richmond, b. 1902
Painter and gallery administrator. Born in Scotland and resident of New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. By the 1950s he was regarded as ...
Campbell, Ruby, b. 1888
Painter, etcher, wood-carver and pyrographer. Apart from a brief stint in Melbourne in the early 1920s, Ruby Campbell spent her entire life on her family's ...
Chesterfield, James, b. 1884
James Chesterfield was a Brisbane-based artist who had been born in France and raised in England. He worked as a sign-writer for a time and ...
Cottew, Vera, b. 1902
Vera Cottew's career as an art teacher in Brisbane spanned more than 20 years, during which time she influenced many of her female students and, ...
Cottrell, Dorothy, b. 1902
Mid 20th century sketcher, cartoonist and novelist.
Curtis, Robert Emerson, b. 1898
Mid 20th century illustrator and artist. In 1922 Curtis travelled to the USA with his great friend, the pioneer filmmaker, Charles Chauvel. There he developed ...
Dalgarno, Roy Frederick Leslie, b. 1910
A diverse artist working primarily with drawing and as a printmaker, Roy Dalgarno had a long and varied career. His work mostly depicts the plight ...
Dellit, Bruce, b. 1899
Early 20th century Sydney art deco architect and painter.
Dods, Mary Mariam, b. 1867
A woodcarver and embroiderer, Mary Dods actively contributed to the interior designs of her husbands architectural projects. An American by birth she used Australian motifs ...