Margarita Georgiadis, 1968 | Narrative painter

Margarita Georgiadis is an internationally renowned Australian postwar and contemporary narrative painter.

Born in Sydney to Greek and Egyptian parents, her career spans over two decades.

Her atmospheric oil paintings often explore themes of memory, the illusion of reality, and the "presence of absence."

She educated herself in philosophy and physics.

This research underpins her work, to such an extent that she fondly compares painting to writing.

Georgiadis had an epiphany after the passing of her father.

Australian Art History and Sitemap

Australian Art is a vast narrative spanning over 65,000 years, beginning with the world's oldest continuous artistic tradition and evolving through colonial, modernist, and contemporary movements.

The trajectory of Australian art reflects a shifting dialogue between Indigenous connections to Country and Western attempts to capture the unique light and landscape of the continent.

Indigenous Australian Art (c. 65,000 Years Ago - Present)

Indigenous art is deeply rooted in the Dreamtime (Jukurrpa), communicating ancestral ties and spiritual connections to the land.

Gil Bruvel, 1959 | Visionary painter

Henry Clive | Art Déco / Pin-up Illustrator

Henry Clive (born Clive O'Hara, 1883-1960) was a prominent Australian-born American graphic artist and illustrator, best known as a master of Art Déco and pin-up art.

He gained iconic status for his vibrant, idealized portraits of screen celebrities and "pretty girl" illustrations that defined the visual style of the Jazz Age.

Clive's paintings are prized by collectors, but are rare, as only a few are known to exist.

Regina Hona, 1956 | Seascapes painter

Regina Hona is an Australian artist, art show judge and tutor who's speciality is painting portraiture and water subjects.

Regina has held many group and solo exhibitions and has been winning many major awards since 1999.

Her works have been printed in several issues of the Australian Artist Magazine and a feature article published in the International Artist Magazine.

Although she is predominantly known for her seascapes and landscapes, she is equally at home painting portraits, still life and other subjects.

Charles Conder | Symbolist / Impressionist painter

Charles Edward Conder (24 October 1868 - 9 February 1909) was an English-born painter, lithographer and designer.

He emigrated to Australia and was a key figure in the Heidelberg School, arguably the beginning of a distinctively Australian tradition in Western art.

Conder was born in Tottenham, Middlesex, the second son, of six children, of James Conder, civil engineer and Mary Ann Ayres.

Gil Bruvel, 1959 | Visionary painter / sculptor

Gil Bruvel is a visionary artist, capable of translating complex ideas and fleeting impressions into stunning works of art.

His curiosity about the human condition and the workings of the human mind is honed through daily meditative practice.

His art emerges from a deep contemplation of images, emotions, and sensations, which he refines continually before he casts them into material form.

Maki Horanai, 1977 | Magic realism painter

Born in Japan, Maki Horanai 洞内麻希 moved to Australia from Japan in 2005 and has had 18 solo exhibitions in various cities throughout Australia.

She grew up in small seaside villages in Hokkaido, northern Japan, where she often sat or played along the beach.

Maki's early influences were the ocean, the shore, the birds and islands she saw both in reality and in her imagination.

Hayley Lever | Impressionist painter

Richard Hayley Lever (1876-1958) was an Australian-American painter, etcher, lecturer and art teacher.

His work was part of the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Richard Hayley Lever was born and brought up in Adelaide, Australia.

He trained as an artist there under the guidance of James Ashton, an English born seascape artist whose son he was later to befriend in St Ives. In 1894 he set sail to Europe to finish his art studies.

Whilst in Paris he studied the human figure under Rene-Francois-Xavier Prinet but showed a natural inclination for open-air subjects and marine pictures.