Born

1892
Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died

24 December 1984

Occupation

Artist

Summary

Grace Cossington Smith had her first solo exhibition in 1928, and her work was reproduced in Art in Australia. She painted landscapes, streetscapes, and native flowers as well as interior paintings. Between 1932 and 1977, she held eighteen solo exhibitions, and in 1973 the Art Gallery of New South Wales held a retrospective exhibition of her work.

Sources used to compile this entry: Thomas, Daniel, 'Smith, Grace Cossington (1892-1984)', in Australian Dictionary of Biography Online, Australian National University, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110664b.htm.