Olive Ashworth

Olive Ashworth
Born1915
Brisbane
Died2000
NationalityAustralian
Known forCommercial and Mural art, textile design, Photography

Olive Ashworth (1915 – 2000) was an Australian artist, textile designer and photographer.[1]

She is acknowledged as a significant contributor to Australian textile design during the 1950s.[2]

Collections

Two soft toys created by Olive Ashworth

Ashworth's works are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia (including Aquarelle,[3] Mushroom coral,[4] and Reef fantasy[5]), and the Queensland Art Gallery (includes Design for Coral garden,[6] Design for Reef fantasy,[7] Design for Queensland,[8] and Great Barrier Reef neck tie[9]).

The State Library of Queensland also has a pair of toy ducks designed and made by Ashworth.[10]

The Olive Ashworth Textile Collection is held by the Queensland Museum.[11]

Exhibitions

Group

Significance

On Ashworth, the Queensland Art Gallery wrote: "Olive Ashworth is one of the few Australians, and the only Queensland-based artist, to contribute significantly to textile design in the 1950s".[2]

References

  1. ^ "Olive Ashworth Archive". nqheritage.jcu.edu.au. James Cook University. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Olive Ashworth: Textile length: Reef rhythm 1971". qagoma.qld.gov.au. Queensland Art Gallery. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Olive Ashworth: Aquarelle c 1954". artsearch.nga.gov.au. National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Olive Ashworth: Mushroom coral 1971". artsearch.nga.gov.au. National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Olive Ashworth: Reef fantasy 1971". artsearch.nga.gov.au. National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Design: Coral garden c.1956". qagoma.qld.gov.au. Queensland Art Gallery. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Design: Reef fantasy 1971". qagoma.qld.gov.au. Queensland Art Gallery. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Design: Queensland 1980". qagoma.qld.gov.au. Queensland Art Gallery. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Great Barrier Reef neck tie c.1980s". qagoma.qld.gov.au. Queensland Art Gallery. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Two soft toys created by Olive Ashworth ca. 1942". flickr.com. State Library of Queensland. January 1942. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Cultures and Histories Collections: Social History". qm.qld.gov.au. Queensland Museum. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Women Artists of North Queensland". daao.library.unsw.edu.au. Design & Art Online. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Women Hold Up Half The Sky". daao.library.unsw.edu.au. Design & Art Online. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  14. ^ "New Woman Exhibition at Museum of Brisbane". The Weekend Edition Brisbane. The Weekend Edition. Retrieved 25 November 2020.