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

Olive Ashworth
Born	1915 Brisbane
Died	2000
Nationality	Australian
Known for	Commercial and Mural art, textile design, Photography

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

Collections

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

• Women Artists of North Queensland, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery (1995)[12]
• Women Hold Up Half The Sky, National Gallery of Australia (1995)[13]
• New Woman, Museum of Brisbane 2019)[14]

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

External links

• Queensland Museum: Selling Queensland includes bikini designed by Ashworth

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