Artists

ALLPORT, Curzona Frances Louisa (Lily)
ARKLEY, Howard
BASSETT, Arthur Wakefield
BENNETT, Portia Mary
BENSON, George Courtney
BETTS, Mac
BLACKMAN, Charles
BLOMFIELD, Charles
BLUMANN, Elise
BOISSEVAIN, William
BOYD, Arthur Merric Bloomfield
BOYD, David
BRACK, Cecil John
BRAUND, Dorothy Mary
BUNNY, Rupert Charles Wulsten
COBURN, John
CROOKE, Ray Austin
DIBBLE, Paul
DICKERSON, Robert Henry
DOBELL, Sir William
DRYSDALE, Sir George Russell
DURACK, Elizabeth
ELEBERG, Joel
ELLIS, Cynthia
FAIRWEATHER, Ian
FOX, Ethel Carrick
GLEESON, James Timothy
GOLDIE, Charles Frederick
GREY SMITH, Guy Edward
HAMMOND, William D (Bill)
HANLY, Patrick
HART, Kevin Charles (Pro)
HAYNES, George
HEWITT, Nigel
JUNIPER, Robert Litchfield
KELLY, John
KEMP, Roger
KNGWARREYE, Emily Kame
LANDER, Cyril George
LINDAUER, Gottfried
LINDSAY, Norman Alfred Williams
LINTON, James Walter Robert
MAGUIRE, Tim
McCUBBIN, Frederick
NAPANGARDI, Judy Watson
NAPANGARDI, Maggie Watson
NOLAN, Sir Sidney
O'CONNOR, Kathleen Letitia
OLLEY, Margaret Hannah
OLSEN, John
PERCEVAL, John
PRESTON, Margaret Rose
PHILPOT, Ernest Sydney
REES, Lloyd Frederick
ROBERTS, Thomas William (Tom)
ROBINSON, William Francis (Bill)
SAWREY, Hugh
SMART, Frank Jeffrey Edson
STANNAGE, Miriam
STORRIER, Tim Austin
STREETON, Sir Arthur Ernest
TAYLOR, Howard Hamilton
TJAPALTJARRI, Clifford Possom
TJUPURRULA, Turkey Tolson
TUCKER, Albert Lee
VASSILIEFF, Danila Ivanovich
VIKE, Harald
VON GUERARD, Johann Joseph Eugene
WEBB, Archibald Bertram
WHITELY, Brett
WILLIAMS, Frederick Ronald (Fred)

ALLPORT, Curzona Frances Louisa (Lily)

Born in Hobart in 1860, Lily Allport studied in Europe, exhibiting at the Royal Academy, The Paris Salon, in Rome, and in Tasmania. She was an instructor at the London School of Photo Engraving and Lithography for nearly twenty years. Allport died in 1949. Her work is represented in the National Library of Australia, the Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, and the Tasmanian state gallery in Hobart.
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ARKLEY, Howard

Born in Victoria in 1951, Howard Arkley studied at Prahran CAE and at the Melbourne State College. He has won a number of awards for his geometric abstract work, and has exhibited in Melbourne from 1975. Arkley died in 1999.
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BASSETT, Arthur Wakefield

Arthur Wakefield Bassett was born on 20 April 1869. He trained at the National Gallery of Victoria Schools, Melbourne and was involved in artists' camps at Charterisville, renting a lodge there for half a crown a week in September 1890, along with Sonny Pole, Tom Humphrey, Hal Waugh, Fred Williams, et al. Exhibited with the 'Vics'. At the 1893 Victorian Artists' Society exhibition the Bulletin noted that "Some promising little landscapes by A.W. Bassett are less out of harmony with the real appearance of things than many others" (Bulletin, 13 May 1893, 8). Bassett moved to Western Australia after 1893. In 1930 he was awarded the Perth Centenary Prize.
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BENNETT, Portia Mary

Born in Sydney in 1898, Portia Bennett studied under Datillo Rubbo and at the Julian Ashton School, and also trained as a teacher. She taught from 1921 to 1925 when she and her husband moved to Queensland; and then on to Perth in 1932. Bennett exhibited regularly in Perth, and was noted for her architectural studies of the local streets and landmarks. In 1952 Bennett won the Hotchin Watercolour Prize. She died in 1989. Her work is represented in the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of Western Australia and public collections.
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BENSON, George Courtney

Born in 1886, Benson studied at the National Gallery Art School, Melbourne. He was an illustrator prior to World War I, during which he served as a war artist. Early in the war he made panoramic sketches of the Gallipoli Peninsula before the allies' landing. He later served in France and was wounded and mentioned in despatches. After the war he moved to Perth and established a fine reputation as a watercolourist. He also decorated the beams of Winthrop Hall at the University of Western Australia. Benson died in Perth in 1960.
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BETTS, Mac

Born in the United Kingdom in 1932, Mac Betts studied in London before taking a job as painting and drawing teacher in Northern Nigeria. He moved to Perth in 1970 where he taught art at the West Australian Institute of Technology (later Curtin University). Since 1981 he has worked full-time as a painter and is best known for his semi- abstract paintings of the West Australian landscape. Betts' work is represented in the Australian National Gallery, the Art Gallery of WA and institutional collections.
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BLACKMAN, Charles

Born in Sydney in 1928, Blackman studied at the East Sydney Technical College and later became a staff artist for the Sydney 'Sun'. He used a symbolic style of painting and has received many awards, including the Helena Rubinstein Scholarship in 1960. With many one- man shows behind him, he is recognised as one of the major forces in art in the 1960s. His works are represented in most state and provincial galleries.
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BLOMFIELD, Charles

Born in England in 1848, Charles Blomfield arrived in New Zealand in 1863, settling in Auckland. A house decorator by trade, he was a self taught artist who became a leading professional artist in his day. Principally an oil painter, he toured New Zealand, painting scenes such as the Pink and White Terraces near Rotorua before they were destroyed in 1886 by the Tarawera eruption, and Mt Cook and the Southern Lakes area. In 1893, after a slump in his popularity, he moved to Australia, but apparently had little success. Blomfield returned to New Zealand eventually. He exhibited widely in New Zealand and at the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880-81. He suffered a breakdown in his later years and stopped painting. He died in 1926. His work is represented in major New Zealand collections, including the Turnbull and Hocken libraries.
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BLUMANN, Elise

Born in Germany in 1897, Elise Blumann studied in Berlin and taught there before arriving in Perth in 1938. She helped form The Art Group in Perth to try to stimulate local interest in modern art. She travelled throughout Northern and Central Australia and back to Europe before returning to Perth in 1973. Her work is represented in the Australian National Gallery and in the Art Gallery of Western Australia. Blumann died in 1990.
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BOISSEVAIN, William

Born in New York in 1927, the son of a Netherlands diplomat, Boissevain studied in Paris and London before coming to Australia in 1947. He has exhibited works in Western Australia and in Sydney. He won the Helena Rubinstein Prize in 1961 and the Perth Prize for Drawing International in 1971. Boissevain's works are represented in several state galleries as well as overseas collections.
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BOYD, Arthur Merric Bloomfield

The son of William Merric Boyd, Arthur Boyd was born in Victoria in 1920. He had little formal art training and worked for some time in the building industry before becoming a successful artist. As a contemporary of Albert Tucker and John Perceval, he developed along similar lines. Boyd has developed several major themes in his art over the years, the best of these being his early Wimmera landscapes, the Nebuchadnezzar series and the Potter series. Boyd travelled frequently between England and Australia. His works are represented in all major galleries in Australia as well as in European and American collections. Arthur Boyd died in 1999.
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BOYD, David

Born in Victoria in 1924, David Boyd is the son of William Merric Boyd. Following army service, he studied at Melbourne University Conservatorium of Music and at the National Gallery School. His first distinction was as a potter, briefly with the Martin Boyd pottery, and later with his wife, Hermia. The pair held their first exhibition in Sydney in 1948. His first serious painting commenced with the Explorer series in 1957. Since then he has held over 40 major exhibitions throughout Australia and in London and France. David Boyd's paintings are widely represented in public and private collections in Australia, America and England.
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BRACK, Cecil John

Born in Victoria in 1920, Brack studied at the Melbourne National Gallery School under Sir William Dargie and later became head of the school. Perhaps best known for his portraits of sportsmen and well-known personalities, he has also painted such subjects as "Collins Street at Five O'Clock" and a series on surgical instruments. Brack's first exhibition in 1953 was quickly followed by some interstate showings. His work is represented in several state and provincial collections. John Brack died in 1999.
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BRAUND, Dorothy Mary

Born in Melbourne in 1926, Dorothy Braund studied at the National Gallery School, Melbourne and the George Bell School. She has exhibited widely in the eastern states and is represented in several public collections.
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BUNNY, Rupert Charles Wulsten

Born in Victoria in 1864, Bunny was the son of one of Australia's leading legal figures. After some time at the National Gallery School, Melbourne, Bunny travelled to Europe. Most of his active life was spent in France where he gained his high reputation. As an expatriate painter, he was influenced by the European art of the time. He returned to Australia in 1933 to become a leading figure in the art world. In 1936 he became vice- president of the Contemporary Art Society. His works are represented extensively in both Australia and Europe. He died in 1947.
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COBURN, John

Born in Queensland in 1925, Coburn studied painting at East Sydney Technical College where he later taught. His painting may be described as tonal abstract expressionist. There is a strong religious theme throughout his work. He has been awarded various Australian art prizes, including the Blake Prize in 1960 and 1977 (as co-winner). His work is represented in several state galleries and in the Newcastle Gallery. John Coburn died in 2006.
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CROOKE, Ray Austin

Born in Victoria in 1922, Crooke studied art at the Swinburne Technical College in Melbourne. Inspired by Gauguin, he has spent most of the post-war years painting among the islands off Northern Queensland. He is admired for his ability to catch the qualities of the light so characteristic of the tropics. He was appointed an official war artist in Vietnam in 1966. Crooke's work is represented in most state galleries and many private collections.
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DIBBLE, Paul

Born in New Zealand in 1943, Paul Dibble studied at Elam School. His sculptures are represented in several major collections.
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DICKERSON, Robert Henry

Born in New South Wales in 1924, Dickerson was a professional boxer before joining the RAAF and then turning seriously to painting in 1950. He uses two-dimensional, simply styled figures to express fundamental and, in most cases, sombre human emotions. His work is represented in state and provincial galleries throughout Australia, as well as in the Metropolitan Museum of New York.
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DOBELL, Sir William

Born in Newcastle in 1899, Dobell studied painting in Sydney, London and Europe. His style was greatly influenced by the old masters such as Rembrandt. When he returned to Sydney in 1939 his portrait and genre painting was enthusiastically received. In 1943 he was awarded the Archibald Prize for the portrait of his colleague Joshua Smith which, because of its breakaway from local academic tradition, fired off an intense controversy. A comprehensive exhibition of his work was held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1964. His work is represented in several state and provincial galleries. He died in 1970.
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DRYSDALE, Sir George Russell

Born in England in 1912, Drysdale came to Australia in 1923 as a child to live in the Riverina district of New South Wales. In 1940, following extensive studies in Melbourne, London and Paris, he began depicting the Australian outback in a new light, anticipating many noted landscapists by several years. In 1944 he was commissioned by "The Sydney Morning Herald" to document on canvas the effects of the drought in northern New South Wales. These drawings represented a new era in Australian regional art. In 1960 a large retrospective exhibition of his work was held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. He received a knighthood in 1969. His work is represented in galleries in New York and London as well as in all state and many provincial galleries. Russell Drysdale died in 1981.
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DURACK, Elizabeth

Born in Western Australia in 1915, Durack studied at the London Polytechnic. She spent several years living on the Ivanhoe and Argyle cattle stations and much of her work reflects life in the north-west of Australia. Durack was awarded an OBE for her services to the arts in 1966, and a CMG for services to art and literature in 1982. Her works are represented in the National Collection, Canberra and in several state galleries. Elizabeth Durack died in 2000.
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ELEBERG, Joel

Born in Victoria in 1948, Elenberg is principally a self-taught artist, except for a period at the National Gallery Art School and various study tours overseas. In 1972 he worked at the famous Carrara marble quarries as a sculptor. He has exhibited in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, as well as one exhibition in Germany. He died in 1980.
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ELLIS, Cynthia

Cynthia Ellis is currently based in Sydney and an artist whose full time painting practice is central to the material of oil paint. The paintings are thick and painted onto traditional surfaces such as stretched linen, wood and sometimes more contemporary modes such as found objects and built structures. The oil paint reflects a process relating to the particulars of material and physical interaction alluding to expression in responses, which convey meanings that can be read into the painting. This visual experience of a unique individual reflection underlies the immediacy to the processes of the material, which extends to the natural organic changes that develop in time within the painting altering the materials initial outcome. Her work is included in numerous private collections, the Art Gallery of WA and Lawrence Wilson Gallery.
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FAIRWEATHER, Ian

Born in Scotland in 1891, Fairweather studied in Holland and London from 1918. He later travelled extensively throughout Asia and the Pacific Islands, being greatly influenced by local cultures. His travels brought him to Melbourne in 1934, where he stayed for a short time before leaving for the Philippines. He returned to Australia in 1943 when he was invalided out of the British Army. He eventually settled at Bribie Island, off the Queensland coast. Fairweather has been described as the Australian master of the labyrinth and has become a major force in contemporary painting in Australia. His work is represented in all major state and provincial galleries. He died in 1974.
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FOX, Ethel Carrick

Born in England in 1872, Ethel Carrick Fox studied at Slade School, London. In 1905 she married the artist Emanuel Phillips Fox, travelling extensively throughout Europe before coming to Australia in 1908. The couple went back to Paris, but returned to Australia in 1913. During the war she organised art exhibitions to help war funds and the French Red Cross. After her husband's death in 1915, she travelled overseas frequently, but always returned to Australia where she organised further exhibitions. She was an associate of the Salon de la Nationale Beaux Artes and Societaire du Salon d'Automne, Paris. Ethel Carrick Fox died in Melbourne in 1952.
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GLEESON, James Timothy

Born in Sydney in 1915, Gleeson became well known as a critic, writer, lecturer and painter. His earlier works are surrealistic, but in later years he moved away from formal surrealism and turned to abstract art using less conventional media. He has also written a number of books on Australian art. His work is represented in all state galleries.
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GOLDIE, Charles Frederick

Born in Auckland in 1870, Charles Goldie was known for his portrait paintings, mainly of Maoris. He studied in Auckland under L J Steele and later in Paris at the Julian Academy. He returned to New Zealand in 1898 and taught art from a studio he shared with Steele. In 1920 he went to Sydney and married, returning to Auckland three years later. Due to ill health he didn't paint seriously again until 1934 when he exhibited with the Royal Academy and Paris Salon. He died in 1947. Goldie's work is represented in major New Zealand galleries and the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
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GREY SMITH, Guy Edward

Born in Western Australia in 1916, Grey-Smith studied extensively in England. During World War II he was shot down over Germany and started sketching while a prisoner of war. While convalescing in hospital in England after the war he began painting and carving. He studied for two years in England and returned to Australia in 1947. He has since held many exhibitions of his works and has won several major awards. Grey-Smith's works are represented in most major state and provincial collections. He died in 1981.
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HAMMOND, William D (Bill)

Born in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1947, Bill Hammond studied at the Canterbury School of Fine Arts. A painter and printmaker, he initially worked as a designer and manufacturer of wooden toys. Then in 1982 he began exhibiting his paintings in Christchurch. Known for a surrealist quality in his work, he has won several prizes. Hammond's work is represented in New Zealand regional public collections.
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HANLY, Patrick

A New Zealand artist, Patrick Hanly was born in Palmerston North in 1932. He studied at the Canterbury University School of Art, and in 1957 went to London and Europe where he worked and studied European artists such as Chagall, Picasso and Bacon. He returned to New Zealand in 1962. Hanly has exhibited widely in New Zealand and overseas and has won a number of awards.
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HART, Kevin Charles (Pro)

Born in Broken Hill, New South Wales in 1928, Hart studied at the Broken Hill Technical College. After a period working in the Broken Hill mines he spent several years developing a distinct semi-primitive style. His paintings, usually in oil, have an unmistakably Australian flavour. A prolific painter, Hart was probably the best known and most popular artist in Australia. A private gallery in Broken Hill which houses one of the most extensive private collections in Australia. His work is represented in public and private collections in Australia and England. Pro Hart died in 2006, he was awarded a state funeral.
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KELLY, John

John Kelly was born in England in 1965, arriving in Australia the same year. He studied at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and at Slade School, London. A painter and sculptor he has used such themes as Dobel's cows, both paintings and 3 dimential works. He has exhibited widely throughout Australia and is represented in several state and regional collections.
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KEMP, Roger

Born in Victoria in 1908, Kemp studied at the National Gallery School, Melbourne. He was an abstract painter who came to prominence late in life. Kemp has won many awards, including the 1964 Blake Prize. His works are represented in several state and provincial collections. He died in 1987.
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HAYNES, George

Born in East Africa in 1938, George Haynes arrived in Australia in 1962. He studied at the Chelsea School of Art. He has exhibited in Melbourne and his work is included in the major public collections across Australia.
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HEWITT, Nigel

Born in Western Australia in 1952, Nigel Hewitt is a painter, teacher and portraitist. He studied in Western Australia and has exhibited in Perth and Adelaide since 1978. He has won a number of awards and his work is represented in institutional collections such as that of Curtin University, University of WA and Art Gallery of WA.
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JUNIPER, Robert Litchfield

Born in Merredin, Western Australia in 1929, Juniper was taken to England in 1936 where he studied at the Beckenham School of Art in Kent. He returned to Australia in 1949, working as a commercial artist in Sydney and Perth. He began teaching in 1953. In 1967 he formed the Perth Group with Guy Grey-Smith, Brian McKay and Tom Gibbons. He has twice won the Helena Rubinstein Prize and won the Wynne Prize in 1976.
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KNGWARREYE, Emily Kame

Emily Kngwarreye was an Aboriginal painter from the Northern Territory. She painted in acrylics and exhibited widely in Australia and the USA from 1982. Her work is represented in the Australian National Gallery and the National Gallery of Victoria. She died in 1996.
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LANDER, Cyril George

Born in Melbourne in 1892, Cyril Lander became a painter and furniture maker. A member of the Perth Society of Artists and Fellow of the Royal South Australian Society of Arts, he won the Hotchin prize for his watercolours in 1957 and 1959. Lander died in 1983. His work is represented in state galleries in Melbourne and Perth.
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LINDAUER, Gottfried

Born in Bohemia in 1839, Gottfried Lindauer studied portraiture at the Vienna Academy of Arts. He later returned to Bohemia and taught art from his own studio. An interest in Maoris and a desire to paint their portraits led him to sail to New Zealand in 1873. He travelled around the country painting portraits of prominent Maoris and colonials. His portraits were exhibited in Auckland in 1975 and in London in 1885 at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition. His work is now recognised for its historical importance as being a faithful record of the Maoris of the time. Lindauer died in 1926. His work is represented at the Auckland City Art Gallery and Hocken Library.
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LINDSAY, Norman Alfred Williams

Perhaps the most famous and most controversial member of his family Norman Alfred Williams Lindsay was born in Creswick, Victoria, in 1879. He first came to prominence as an illustrator on the "Bulletin". Like his brother, Lionel, he was a prolific writer with many books to his credit. He is recognised as Australia's premier etcher and, with his wife Rose, produced many of the most sought after etchings. His works are represented in all major public collections in Australia. He died in 1969.
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LINTO, James Walter Robert

Born in London in 1869, James Linton studied extensively in England prior to his arrival in Australia in 1896. Best known as a painter and craft worker he originally came to Australia to look after the family's goldmining interest in Kalgoorlie. However, due to ill health he retired to Perth soon after his arrival. In 1899 he established the Linton Art School in Hay Street, Perth and later became an art instructor at the Perth Technical School, a position he retained until his retirement in 1931. Vice President of the West Australian Art Society, he was also a trustee of the Public Museum and Art Gallery of Western Australia. His works are represented in several state and provincial collections. Linton died in 1947.
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MAGUIRE, Tim

Born in the United Kingdom in 1958, Tim Maguire arrived in Australia as an infant. He studied in Sydney and in Germany. He has exhibited his paintings in Sydney, Melbourne and overseas, and has won several awards. Maguire's work is represented in the National Gallery of Australia, and in the Victorian and New South Wales state collections.
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McCUBBIN, Frederick

Born in Melbourne in 1855, McCubbin studied at the Artisan School of Design, Carlton, Victoria, and later under Eugen Von Guerard and George Frederick Folingsby, in Melbourne. In 1885 he met Tom Roberts and, together with Louis Abrams, they founded the Box Hill Artists' Camp, laying the foundations of the Heidelberg School. His painting style was rather melancholy, drawing inspiration from the colonial way of life. In 1907 he visited Europe and studied the old masters. His painting style then became impressionistic, and his subjects small landscapes and street scenes. McCubbin taught at the Melbourne National Gallery School. His works are represented in all state and many provincial galleries. He died in 1917.
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NAPANGARDI, Judy Watson

Judy Napangardi Watson (born circa 1925) is an Indigenous Australian, senior female painter from the Yuendumu community in the Northern Territory, Australia. She is well known for the distinctive style of painting that she developed alongside her sister Maggie Watson who taught her painting skills.

Born at Yarungkanji, Mt. Doreen Station, at a time when many Warlpiri and other Central and Western Desert Peoples were living a traditional nomadic life. With her family Judy made many trips on foot to her country and lived for long periods at Mina Mina and Yingipurlangu, her ancestral country on the border of the Tanami and Gibson Deserts. These places are rich in bush tucker such as wanakiji, bush plums, yakajirri, bush tomatoes, and wardapi, sand goanna. Judy still frequently goes hunting in the country west of Yuendumu, near her homelands.

The combination of vivid colour, highly detailed works and high-level composition have led to widespread appreciation in the art world. Her paintings often describe the Mina Mina country.
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NAPANGARDI, Maggie Watson

Born around 1921 Maggie Watson Napangardi was one of the foremost painters of the Yuendumu group. She has exhibited in many group shows both in Australia and overseas. She died in 2004.
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NOLAN, Sir Sidney

Born in Melbourne in 1917, Nolan studied at the Melbourne National Art Gallery. An exhibition at the Contemporary Art Society in Melbourne of a series of his pictures of the bushranger Ned Kelly won him wide acclaim. Nolan's studies of the harsh Australian outback, using convicts, droughts and historical themes helped set the pattern from which the Australian regional school developed. In 1960 a leading British critic described him as 'one of the most outstanding painters of our time'. In 1975 Nolan presented a collection of his works to the country. These are now on permanent exhibition near Canberra. He also presented a number of paintings from his Gallipoli series to the War Museum in 1978. His works are represented in all state galleries and many overseas collections. Sidney Nolan was knighted in 1981. He died in 1992.
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O'CONNOR, Kathleen Letitia

Born in New Zealand in 1876, Kathleen O'Connor was the daughter of C.Y. O'Connor, the pioneer engineer who planned the 500 kilometre pipeline from Perth to Kalgoorlie. Kathleen O'Connor studied in Perth and in England, and after living in France from 1907 until 1950, returned to settle in Perth. She exhibited frequently in Paris and painted mostly impressionist pictures. Her work is represented in most state galleries and in the National Collection in Canberra. She died in Perth in 1968.
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OLLEY, Margaret Hannah

Born in New South Wales in 1923, Olley studied in Sydney and Europe. She has won a number of art awards, including the Helena Rubinstein Portrait Prize in 1962. Her work is represented in most state galleries and in the National Collection, Canberra.
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OLSEN, John

Born in New South Wales in 1928, Olsen studied at the Julian Ashton School before undertaking further study in Europe. He returned from Europe in 1960, introducing an expressionistic type of painting into Sydney. Olsen also designs tapestries and in 1972 was commissioned to paint a mural for the Sydney Opera House. The winner of the 2005 Archibald prize his work is represented in all major state and provincial galleries.
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PERCEVAL, John

Born in Western Australia in 1923, John de Burgh Perceval had no formal art training, but close association with his brother-in-law Arthur Boyd, helped him develop his artistic talents. After the war he spent some years working for the Boyd family's pottery works in Victoria, emerging from this experience as an accomplished ceramic artist. A member of the antipodean group he exhibited in the famed 1959 exhibition. In 1962 he went to London for three years and returned to Australia as the first recipient of a two- year fellowship at the Australian National University, Canberra. Perceval's work is represented at most state and provincial galleries. He died in 2000.
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PRESTON, Margaret Rose

Born in Adelaide in 1875, Preston studied in Adelaide, Melbourne and in Europe. She was a painter, wood engraver and printmaker, and was greatly interested in the decorative beauty of Aboriginal bark paintings. She became celebrated throughout Australia for her deocrative still life studies, particularly of native flowers. Her work is represented in several state galleries and in collections in New Zealand and America. She died in 1963.
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PHILPOT, Ernest Sydney

Born in England in 1906, Ernest Philpot arrived in Western Australia as a child. He trained and worked as a sign-writer, and exhibited his drawings and paintings with the West Australian Society of Arts in 1936. After a year's study at the National Gallery School in Melbourne in 1937, he enlisted with the Australian Survey Corps during World War II. Philpot later taught at Wesley College and in 1961 became art critic for the "Sunday Times" newspaper. He died in 1985. Philpot's work is represented in the Art Gallery of Western Australia and in the Bunbury regional collection.
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REES, Lloyd Frederick

Born in Queensland in 1895, Rees studied in Brisbane and London. A non-figurative painter, Rees painted in a romantic style, using subdued tonings. He was best known for landscapes of rolling hills, which lack the harshness of the work of Russell Drysdale and Sidney Nolan. He successfully exhibited in many countries, and his works are represented in all states and major provincial galleries. He died in 1988.
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ROBERTS, Thomas William (Tom)

Born in England in 1856, Roberts arrived in Australia in 1869. He studied in Melbourne, earning his living by contributing drawings to Melbourne periodicals and newspapers, before leaving for Europe for study tours in 1881. On his return to Australia in 1885, he and some friends, also artists, established an artists' camp at Box Hill and thus laid the foundation of the Heidelberg School. The art style of this school of artists was based on French impressionism. Roberts was a prolific painter and used a variety of subjects and styles: street scenes, narratives, landscapes and portraits. In 1901 he received a two thousand pound commission to paint the opening of the first Federal Parliament. Roberts is well represented in all state and many provincial galleries. He died in 1931.
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ROBINSON, William Francis (Bill)

Born in Brisbane in 1936, Bill Robinson studied extensively in Brisbane. A semi-abstract painter in several mediums, he has exhibited in solo shows since 1967 in Brisbane, and later in Sydney and Melbourne. The winner of the Archibald prize in 1987 and the Wynne prize in 1990 Robinson's work is represented in the National Gallery Collection in Canberra and several institutional collections.
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SAWREY, Hugh

Born in Queensland in 1919, Sawrey had no formal art training. He lived for most of his life in central and western Queensland, but moved to a property near Benalla in Victoria in 1978. His landscapes have become popular throughout Australia, and he exhibited successfully in the USA, England and Japan. Sawrey was the founder and driving force behind the Stockmans Hall of Fame in Longreach. He was awarded a CBE in 1989 for his services to art, and in 1998 was named 'Patron of the Outback' in recognition of his contribution to the Hall of Fame and the outback in general. His works are represented in the Queensland State Gallery and institutional and private collections in Australia and overseas. Hugh Sawrey died in 1999.
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SMART, Frank Jeffrey Edson

Born in South Australia in 1921, Smart studied in Adelaide, then travelled to Europe in 1949. A surrealist painter whose paintings usually have a flat plane style, he is also known as a teacher, critic and radio personality. Smart, who now lives in Rome, is represented in several Australian and overseas collections.
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STANNAGE, Miriam

Born in Western Australia in 1939, Miriam Stannage had no formal art training. A painter and printmaker, she travelled extensively in the early 1960s, and from 1966 to 1968 was secretary of the Contemporary Art Society of WA. She has taught art and received an Australia Council grant. Stannage has had numerous exhibitions since 1970 in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. Her work is represented in the Australian National Gallery, state galleries of Western Australia and Victoria, and in several institutional collections.
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STORRIER, Tim Austin

Born in New South Wales in 1949, Storrier studied in Sydney. He exhibits widely, the first being in Sydney's Holdsworth Galleries in 1971. In 1972 he travelled extensively through Europe, America and the Middle East. Storrier has won several major art awards including the 1968 Sulman Prize. His work is represented in most major Australian public collections.
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STREETON, Sir Arthur Ernest

Born in Victoria in 1867, Streeton studied at the National Gallery School, Melbourne. A leading figure in the Heidelberg School, he did much to bring the Australian countryside to the notice of Australians and introduced the use of gum trees into Australian landscapes. He later spent some time in an artists' camp at Cirrus Cove in Sydney, a period in which some of his best works were painted. He spent several periods living in England, but always returned to Australia, where he died in 1943. He was knighted in 1937. Streeton's works are represented in all major public collections in Australia.
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TAYLOR, Howard Hamilton

Born in Victoria in 1918, Howard Taylor studied in the UK. A painter, sculptor, graphic artist, he also taught art while in Perth. In World War II he was a prisoner of war, and later worked in the UK before returning to Perth. He was commissioned to make murals and sculptures for public buildings in Perth and Fremantle. Taylor was awarded the West Australian Arts Council fellowship in 1975, and his work is represented in the Perth and Hobart state galleries and in the West Australian Institute of Technology collection. He died in 2001.
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TJAPALTJARRI, Clifford Possom

Born North West of Alice Springs in 1934, Clifford Possom is an elder of the Anmatyerre Tribe of Central Australia. He spent most of his early life working as a stockman and did not take up painting until later in life. He joined the Papunya school of artists and has exhibited Australia wide. Clifford Possom's work is represented in some state galleries and institutional collections here and overseas. He died in 2001.
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TJUPURRULA, Turkey Tolson

Born about 1945, Tjupurrula is an Aboriginal painter from the Pintubi Tribe, who lives and works near Papunya in the Northern Territory. He first exhibited his work in 1981 and is represented in the Art Gallery of South Australia and institutional and private collections. He died in 2001.
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TUCKER, Albert Lee

Born in Victoria in 1914, Tucker had no formal art training, but his expressionistic and symbolistic paintings are said to 'show the Australian character with the trimmings removed'. During the Depression years of the 1930s he worked as a freelance illustrator. He spent several years after World War II living abroad. It was on his return to Australia that his 'antipodean' head painting became known, as did his parrots in various settings. Tucker exhibited widely in Australia, America and Euripe, and his work is represented in all major Australian galleries and in several overseas collections. He died in 1999.
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VASSILIEFF, Danila Ivanovich

Born in Russia in 1897, Vassilieff received no formal art training. Before coming to Australia in 1923 he was a Cossack soldier in the White Russian Army. For the next 13 years he travelled and exhibited widely overseas. Returning to Australia in 1936 he settled in Victoria, where he taught painting and sculpture. He is best known for his modern-primitive street scenes, usually of Surry Hills in Sydney or Fitzroy in Melbourne. He died in 1958.
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VIKE, Harald

Born in Norway in 1906, Vike, a self-taught artist, was previously a fisherman and sailor. He lived in Western Australia until 1945 when he moved to Melbourne. His works are represented in the state collections of Victoria and Western Australia. He died in 1987.
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VON GUERARD, Johann Joseph Eugene

Born in Austria in 1812, Von Guerard arrived in Australia in 1853. He became the first master of the school of the National Gallery of Victoria. A traditional and conservative painter, he believed that an artist's job was to depict as detailed and complete a copy of a scene as was possible. For this reason a number of his sketches of the Ballarat goldfields are now valuable historical records. Von Guerard returned to Europe in 1881. His works are represented in most major state collections. He died in 1901.
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WEBB, Archibald Bertram

Born in England in 1887, Archibald Webb studied at St Martins School of Art, London. A watercolour and graphic artist, he was a teacher at Perth Technical College in the 1920s. His work is represented in several public collections. Webb died in 1944.
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WHITELY, Brett

Born in Sydney in 1939, Whiteley studied at the Julian Ashton School before going to Europe in 1960. He lived in London for most of the 1960s, exhibiting successfully there. A painter of large colourful abstracts, Whiteley won many awards and scholarships including the 1976 Archibald and Sulman prizes and the 1977 Wynne Prize. His work is represented in all major state and provincial collections and in many overseas galleries. He died in 1992.
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WILLIAMS, Frederick Ronald (Fred)

Born in Melbourne in 1927, Williams studied at the National Gallery School, Melbourne and in England. He first became known as a graphic artist, especially for his etchings, a book of which was published in 1968. He later developed a distinctive style of landscape painting. Williams has received many awards. His work is represented in the Australian National Collection, all state and many regional and university galleries. He died in 1982.
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