May Grigg
Mabel "May" Grigg (1885–1969),[1] was an Australian painter. She won the Alexander Melrose Prize for portraiture in 1921 and 1922.[2]
May Grigg | |
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 Self portrait ca. 1936 | |
| Born | Mabel (May) Grigg 1885 Hindmarsh, Australia |
| Died | 1969 (aged 83–84) Adelaide, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | South Australian School of Design |
| Known for | Painting |
Biography
Grigg was born in 1885 in Hindmarsh, South Australia, the third of five daughters of Rachel Grigg, née Worthley, and Thomas Grigg,[2] a noted violinist, conductor and music teacher. May studied at the South Australian School of Design in Adelaide. Her teachers included Harry Gill and Hans Heysen.[2]
Grigg was a council member at the Royal South Australian Society of Arts.[2] Grigg had a career as a teacher. She was senior art mistress at Ballarat Technical Art School[3] and the South Australian School of Arts and Crafts.[4]
Grigg died in 1969[5] in Adelaide.[2]
Her sister Etta Grigg was an accomplished viola player.
References
- "May Grigg b. 1885". Design & Art Australia Online. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- "May Grigg self portrait". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- "Artist Leaving". The News. XV (2, 225). South Australia. 3 September 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 7 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "S.A. artist leaving for U.K." The News. 56 (8, 580). South Australia. 6 February 1951. p. 14. Retrieved 7 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "May Grigg". Australian Prints + Printmaking. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
