Born 11th April 1963 at Port Augusta, South Australia. Landscape painter in oils. Studies: Todonai was avidly interested in art from an early age, devoting much of his time to drawing and painting. Robert Todonai received his early tuition from … Read more
The story of Albert Namatjira is one of both triumph and tragedy. Albert has often been referred to as “a wanderer between two worlds”. The unique situation he found himself in, with his artistic talent providing the bridge to cross … Read more
Maurice Namatjira was born at Hermannsburg in 1939. Maurice is the fifth and youngest son of the great watercolour artist, Albert Namatjira. He married Edna Panka, who was sister to the artists Claude, Nelson and Ivan Panka, also noted Hermannsburg … Read more
Hugh Ramsay was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 25 May, 1877. He relocated to Melbourne in Australia with his family the following year in 1878. Ramsay’s father, a pastor and a tradesman, moved to Australia in search of a better … Read more
Ruby Lindsay was born at Creswick, Victoria on 20 March 1885. She was known as as illustrator, cartoonist and painter. Ruby was born into an artistic family with three of her brothers (Norman, Lionel, and Percy Lindsay) also being highly … Read more
Allison Bennett was born in Papua New Guinea in 1961. She is known as a painter and potter. She has always been artistic and her kindergarten teacher was the first person to recognise her talent. Allison won the first art … Read more
Ida Rentoul Outhwaite (1888-1960) is one of Australia’s most famous and beloved artists. She rose to fame in the early 1900’s as an illustrator of children’s books, working in watercolour and pen and ink. Her beautiful and exquisitely delicate artworks, … Read more
Born in Bognor Regis, in Sussex, England on 7 February 1912, Russell Drysdale arrived in Australia as a child and went on to become one of Australia’s most famous and influential artists. He died in New South Wales on 29 … Read more
Albert Sherman was born in Truro, Cornwall, England in 1882. In his youth he displayed a love for colour and design by painting the coats of arms on the carriages made in the old coach building works of his father. … Read more
Born in Lismore, New South Wales on 22 June in 1923, Margaret Olley was an Expressionist painter in oil, watercolour, pen and wash and her subjects were mostly landscape, interiors and still-life. Margaret Olley was the eldest of three children … Read more