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1 S., G. T. Current presumed alternative (misspelt) name for the artist S.T. Gill, whose casual attitude to spelling was notorious and used to reversing his initials for lithographs.
1 S., H. C. Current Mid 20th century book illustrator.
1 S., J. H. Current A sketcher who drew eight undated pencil sketches of Aboriginal implements, weapons and carvings pre 1870.
1 S., O. Current A sketcher who initialled the work, Rose Hill from Ration Hill, Turon Diggings (New South Wales), a pencil drawing dated 1857.
1 Sabatino, Ceferino Garcia Current Ceferino Garcia Sabatino is a painter, sculptor and lino cut printer from Hammond Island in the Torres Strait. He was born in 1975 and has studied for his Diploma in Art at the Tropical North TAFE campus in Cairns, Queensland.
1 Sadd, Henry Samuel Current A mezzotint and wood engraver, Sadd migrated to Australia in 1853 by way of North America. Most of his Victorian work, based on photographs, consists of mezzotint portraits of clergy, politicians, the Governor of Victoria and standard British celebrities.
1 Sadlo, Alexander Current Alexander Sadlo is a modernist painter, ceramist, enameller and jeweller who fled from the Communist regime in post-war Czechoslovakia, migrating to Australia and settling in Adelaide in 1950, where he lived for more than two decades before moving to the UK.
1 Sages, Jenny Current A commercial artist turned fine art painter, Sages, who currently lives in Sydney, won the Portia Geach Prize in 1992 for her portrait of Nancy Borlase and Laurie Short.
1 Sailor, Grace Current Yorta Yorta weaver who learnt the craft from Gunditjmara weaver Connie Hart, and participated in the 2006 'Our Mob' Exhibition at the Adelaide Festival Centre.
1 Sainson, Louis Auguste de Current A watercolourist and draughtsman, Louis Auguste de Sainson was born in Paris on 26 April 1800. He began his lengthy naval career in a secretarial position in France which enabled him to travel to Australia and create hundreds of drawings and engravings.
1 Sainthill, Loudon Current Leading mid 20th century painter and theatre designer who lived in Merioola, Sydney, before moving to London
1 Sakor, Igor Current Contemporary newspaper cartoonist and caricaturist.
1 Sale, J. T. Current Possibly John Townsend Sale, J.T. Sale was an amateur photographer and businessman in Launceston, Tasmania. His photographs were taken around 1865.
1 Salisbury, Allan Current Contemporary comic strip artist, created the 'Snake Tales' strip which began as 'The Old Timer' in 1978.
1 Salkauskas, Henrikas Current Henrikas Salkauskas was an artist and a house-painter.
1 Sallet, Louis Current Louis Sallet was an artist, listed in the Sands Sydney Directory for 1858-59, when living in Sydney.
1 Salvado, Santos Current Born in Spain, Santos Salvado arrived in Fremantle on 3 May 1869, accompanying his brother and 47 tons of baggage and objects d'art for the Benedictine monastery.
1 Salvana, J. Current J. Salvana was a painter. At a Smoke Night for the Art Society of NSW in September 1897, it was reported, "Messrs A.R. Coffey, Perry, Spence, Leon Pole, G. Taylor, and Salvana are to be complimented on that often mentioned but seldom realised event - an artistic success".
1 Sambo, Ethel Current Ethel Sambo works in a variety of media including oil, synthetic polymer paint and watercolours on canvas, board and paper. Her works talk of her grandmother's stories that were taught to her as a child.
1 Samek, Tom Current Mural painter and printmaker. Mostly exhibited in Tasmania.

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