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Macleod, Mary Frances Theodosia
Colonial female artist and musician whose drawings of Government House were appreciated by Governor Gawler's wife. The artist played harp and piano on Glenelg Beach ...
Macpherson, Emma, b.
Colonial female author and artist who painted watercolours of landscapes during her brief residence in Australia before returning to Scotland with her husband to live ...
Macquarie, Elizabeth Henrietta, b. 1778
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 ...
Macqueen, Agnes B.
Female colonial sketcher and governess who endured great hardships, for a time surviving only by selling her drawings. She later kept house for her brother ...
Macqueen, Mary, b. 1912
Female watercolour painter and printmaker from Melbourne whose landscapes and pictures of animals have been collected by numerous institutions across the country.
Maddigan, Gayle, b.
Gayle Maddigan is a Wemba Wemba, Wertigikia and Nari Nari woman from Victoria. In 2005 she won the Works on Paper category at the Telstra ...
Maddock, Bea, b. 1934
Bea Maddock was one of the nation's most accomplished contemporary printmakers. She worked across a range of media including encaustic painting, screen-printing, drypoint, handmade paper ...
Madigan, Rosemary Wynnis, b. 1926
South Australian born sculptor who concentrated on carving stone and wood to produce classically modern sculptures, mainly based on the human figure. Also an influential ...
Maestri, Guy, b. 1974
Sydney-based painter Guy Maestri won the 2009 Archibald prize for his portrait of Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu.
Magill, J. N.
Unknown colonial sketcher who signed a watercolour of Adelaide, South Australia. The work is held at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT.
Mahood, Marguerite Henriette, b. 1901
Prolific female artist, educator and historian who produced work in a variety of media during the twentieth century. She was awarded a PhD from Melbourne ...
Malcolm, J.
Unknown sketcher who drew the ship 'Isabella' and may have exhibited it (or a relative may have exhibited it) in Adelaide, 1863.
Mallarky,
Colonial male art pupil at the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, who was second best to Master Anderson according to F.C. Terry.
Maltby, Peg, b. 1895
Female illustrator who drew romantic images of indigenous people for children's books.
Mangiamele, Rosemary, b. 1943
Intuitive abstract acrylic and watercolour painter and mixed media artist based in Victoria and associated with the Australian Women's Art Register and the Contemporary Art ...
Manley, Frank Davies, b. 1894
Manley was a prolific designer of Australian postage stamps 1929 - 1959.
Mann, Gother Kerr, b. 1809
Irish male colonial engineer and soldier who travelled to India, New Zealand and Australia. In the process, he designed weapons and prisons, sketched Maori chiefs, ...
Mann, John Frederick, b. 1819
Colonial era NSW sketcher, amateur photographer and surveyor. In 1846 Mann was second-in-command on Ludwig Leichhardt's second exploring expedition.
Manning, Emily Anne
Colonial female watercolourist and sketcher of Australian and European landscapes. Her husband was chancellor of the newly co-educational University of Sydney.
Mansell, William Arthur Byram, b. 1893
Mansell was a painter, illustrator and theatre designer whose work diverse artistic practices, which ranged from painting to set design, were very much influenced by ...