Adam Hill paints in acrylic house-paint on canvas, enjoying its density, consistency, durability and affordability. His work is informed by his research into historical records of Aboriginal resistance, ethnography and anthropology.
Mid 20th century Sydney cartoonist, illustrator, commercial artist and printmaker, Mahoney was sacked from the Daily Telegraph in 1945 after refusing to draw a certain political cartoon demanded by the editor.
Needleworker born in Maryborough, Qld, little is known of this artist other than what can be gleaned from family records. Peterson's artistic endeavours included large panels of woolwork and firescreens that she created in strongly European designs.
Colonial first lady: female designer of gardens and architecture whose paintings and sketches influenced major works in the fledgling colony of New South Wales. She advocated for the poor but paid the artists she employed little.
Oil Painter, art teacher and proprietor, with her husband, of an élite ladies' college in Melbourne. Vieusseux's portrait of painter Eugene von Guérard is held by the German Club of Victoria.