Molly O'Shea b. c.1890

Also known as Molly Mountain, Mary C. O'Shea
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Although born in Melbourne, Molly O'Shea came to favour Sydney's bays and beaches. Landscapes and floral arrangements were her forte, but she was also awarded the Francis Zabel Prize in 1932 for a bookplate design at the International Exhibition of Bookplates in Sydney. She was a member of several artist societies and was hung in the Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW.
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painter, printmaker and commercial artist, was born in Melbourne and received her artistic training at the National Gallery School in 1907-10.

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1995
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2011

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Related events
  • Wynne Prize for Landscape (exhibited at)
  • First International Exhibition of Bookplates (exhibited at)
  • A Century of Australian Women's Art (1880s-1990s) (exhibited at)
  • Wynne Prize for Landscape (exhibited at)
  • First International Exhibition of Bookplates (exhibited at)