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Rischbieth, Bessie Mabel, b. 1874
An early activist for womens' rights, a theosophist and life long feminist, Bessie Mabel Rischbieth was a well known figure in Perth. Her early training ...
Roberts, Mary Ellen, b. 1866
A dressmaking and craft teacher vociferously committed to vocational training for women, Mary Roberts was a zealous teacher and curriculum designer at Sydney Technical College. ...
Roberts, Mary Ellen, b. 1866
Roberts was the head of the Department of Women's Handicrafts at the East Sydney Technical College from 1909 until 1924. She was a member of ...
Robertson, Jennifer
Canberra-based textile designer who employs a range of complex weave structures in her work.
Robey, Elinor Josephine, b. 1885
Linor, as she was known, was a women of upright nature, and a passion for history. Born of a Quaker family, she studied both in ...
Rodriquez, John, b. 1929
Rodriquez is a textile designer and manufacturer with training at Melbourne Technical College (later RMIT). He studied industrial design and begun making greeting cards in ...
Rowbotham, Walter, b. 1878
Painter and teacher, won the Royal College of Art Scholarship and the Royal College of Art Travelling Scholarship. Rowbotham exhibited with West Australian Society of ...
Rudov, Monty
Rudov trained at Swinburne Technical College, ca.1950 and worked for his parents' boutique Christine Bradley. In 1954, he opened a studio in Fitzroy, later developing ...
Russ, Clementina, b. 1814
Embroiderer, a framed embroidered wool picture of hers, circa 1871, is in Russ Cottage, Dongara, West Australia.
Saba, Joseph, b. 1940
Saba is the principal of a mens' wear label that began as "Joseph Saba Shirt and Sweater Shoppe" in Melbourne. He developed the "Staggers" jeans ...
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 ...