Grace Crowley

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Grace Crowley
Born	Grace Adela Williams Crowley 28 May 1890 Cobbadah, New South Wales
Died	21 April 1979 Manly, New South Wales
Occupation	Artist

Grace Crowley (1890-1979) was an Australian artist, born at Forrest Lodge, Cobbadah, New South Wales.^[1] At about the age of 13 Crowley's parents sent one of her pen and ink drawings to the New Idea magazine and she won a prize,^[1] but her career as an artist was not wholeheartedly supported by her family.

Crowley studied in Paris in 1927 with the Cubist André Lhote,^[2] and took part in Exhibition I in 1939, the self-proclaimed first show of abstract art in Australia. Others in her circle included Ralph Balson, Dorrit Black, Rah Fizelle, Frank Hiner and Anne Dangar.

There was an exhibition of her work at the National Gallery of Australia in December 2006 to May 2007 called Grace Crowley - Being modern.^[2]

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[edit] References

• Modjeska, Drusilla (1999). Stravinsky's Lunch. Sydney: Picador. ISBN 0 330 36259 3. 
• "Grace Crowley - Being Modern". National Gallery of Australia. http://nga.gov.au/Crowley/. Retrieved on 2007-07-23. 
• "Crowley, Grace Adela Williams (1890 - 1979)". Australian Dictionary of Biography On-line Edition. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130602b.htm. Retrieved on 2007-07-23. 
• List of people with surname crowley

[edit] External links

• Helen Topliss ed, Earth Fire Water Air: Anne Dangar's Letters to Grace Crowley 1930-1951 Review by Jody Fitzhardinge, Curtin University, September 2001
• Dorrit Black's Modern Art Centre (extract) by Sarah Thomas, Art & Australia, Spring 2006.
• Grace Crowely at Australian Art

Persondata
NAME	Crowley, Grace
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Crowley, Grace Adela Williams
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Artist
DATE OF BIRTH	28 May 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cobbadah New South Wales
DATE OF DEATH	21 April 1979
PLACE OF DEATH	Manly New South Wales