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Emanuel Phillips Fox – Prolific Australian Impressionist

Today we learn about Emanuel Phillips Fox, an Australian artist who was a contemporary of the The Heidelberg School and married another artist, the well known Ethel Carrick.

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An extraordinary find in South Australia....

Today we bring you the remarkable story of a prolific artist whose work was only discovered after his death....

Mixed Media

“Dear Kate” – Celebrating an artistic legacy from the 1800s

Today we read about an exhibition in Tasmania, Australia which is actually two exhibitions in one - lithographs which celebrate a beautifully preserved scrapbook of tiny paintings and sketches depicting life in the mid-1800s.

Photography

Sally McInerney – Not just her mother’s daughter

Today we look at some of the contemporary photographic work of Sally McInerney, the daughter of Olive Cotton, a pioneering photographer of the mid-late 20th century.

Women Artists

Olive Cotton – Photographer and pioneer

Today we learn about Olive Cotton, who was a pioneer in Australian photography for over 70 years.

Women Artists

Spowers and Syme: Pioneers in modern art technique

Today we look at two other pioneering artists in the Know My Name series: Ethel Spowers and Eveline Syme who introduced a whole new medium to the world of modern art in Australia – lino cuts.

Women Artists

Women artists in the early 1900s in Mosman, Sydney, Australia

Mosman, a coastal suburb in Sydney Australia, has attracted artists for over 100 years, including a number of lady artists in the early 20th century. Today we discuss that environment and whether, as contemporary artists, they were friends and colleagues......

Women Artists

Ethel Carrick Fox – An Australian pioneer

Today we are going to learn a little bit about Ethel Carrick Fox, a pioneer of art for women in the post-impressionism era.

Women Artists

Grace Cossington Smith – A pioneer in Modern art

Today we are going to look at another Australian female artist named Grace Cossington Smith who is thought to be the artist who introduced Post-Impressionism to Australia, and was an important pioneer of modern art in that country.

Women Artists

Margaret Preston – an Australian identity

Today we learn about Margaret Preston, who is one of the most influential and well known Australian women artists, with an identity that lives on today from the early 20th century.

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Hilda Rix Nicholas Wright – Part Two

Form the Australian War Memorial website, we learn about the personal tragedies suffered by Hilda Rix Nicholas Wright during World War One, and how these are reflected in her art after that time.

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Hilda Rix Nicholas Wright - Part One

Today we gain an overview of the prolific art and life of Hilda Rix Nicholas Wright (1884-1961). She is also one of the artists featured in the Know My Name initiative profiling Australian women artists.

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Sue Norman – Contemporary, versatile and fascinating!

Today we take a look at the restful, yet versatile art of Adelaide artist, Sue Norman. Image: Sue Norman, Facebook

Landscapes

Clarice Beckett - "Atmosphere"

Today we look at the artistic style of tonal artist Clarice Beckett, who loved to capture the effects of light and shade in the changing patterns of weather and atmosphere created by Mother Nature. Image: Public Domain via Wikipedia.

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Brushmen of the Bush

Today we want to show you a small selection of the paintings from each of the five "Brushmen of the Bush" - Eric Minchin, Jack Absalom, Hugh Schulz, Pro Hart and John Pickup - who helped transform Broken Hill from a mining community to an arts community.

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Vale John Olsen AO, OBE

John Olsen, an acclaimed Australian Artist and Archibald Prize winner died on 11 April, 2023, at the age of 95.

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John Winter Pickup OAM (1931-2023): A Good and Noble Man Part Two

Here on AnArt4Life we have known the remarkable John Pickup as an artist and the last of the famous "Brushmen of the Bush" from Broken Hill who donated close to $2 Million (AUS) to charities from the sale of their paintings.

John Pickup

John Winter Pickup OAM (1931-2023): A Good and Noble Man Part One

We follow on today from yesterday's post on John Pickup OAM: Renaissance Man to explore a little about the man behind the microphone, camera and brush and the values he held dear to his heart.

John Pickup

John Winter Pickup OAM (1931-2023): Renaissance Man

In memory of our dear friend and member of the AnArt4Life blog team John Pickup we have found some images of his paintings and newspaper clippings not shown before on the blog. We bring you Part 1 of our tribute.

Mixed Media

The Queenscliff Art Prize - Part 2

The Queenscliff Art Prize is a unique outdoor art and photography exhibition where over two hundred works by Australian artists and photographers are exhibited along the historic Queenscliff Pier. Today we look at the category of paintings and other media. Image: Times News Group.

Photography

The Queenscliff Art Prize - Part 1

The Queenscliff Art Prize is a unique outdoor art and photography exhibition where over two hundred works by Australian artists and photographers are exhibited along the historic Queenscliff Pier. Today we look at the Photography category. Image: Times News Group.

Seascapes

Coast to Summit with Richard Claremont

In line with the nautical theme which runs strongly through the blog today we can enjoy the latest from the easel of Australian artist Richard Claremont who is showcasing his "Coast to Summit" works at "The Imaginarium" in Shellharbour, New South Wales until 19 March.

Cubism

Australian Cubism: Anne Dangar

Today we feature the last of our Australian Cubists, Anne Dangar. Like her friends, Grace Crowley and Dorrit Black, she also studied in France, but she was renowned for incorporating these principles into her pottery. Image: 365 Women Artists

Cubism

Australian Cubism - Grace Crowley

Grace Crowley (1890 – 1979), like Dorrit Black, was a key Australian modernist, who had a remarkable art journey over her long life. Image: National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).

Cubism

Cubism in Australia: Dorrit Black

In 1931 Dorrit Black established the Modern Art Centre, Sydney - the first gallery in Australia to focus on modernism. Dorrit had an ardent desire to establish an environment for artists so that they could experiment & move forward in the development of new styles.

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