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Nora Heysen was an early talent. But she was always having her artistic ambition undercut by the stinging criticisms of men.
Some were her teachers, others were friends of her famous father, landscape painter, Hans Heysen.
Over dinner at her studio, the Royal Academician, James Bateman, told Nora her work was mechanical and lacked tone, and that she painted "the wrong way".
"We nearly came to blows discussing women artists and their merits," Nora relayed to her parents.
Just three years later, Nora would become the first woman to win the Archibald Prize. Five years after that, she'd become Australia's first female war artist.
We're revisiting her story to launch the latest series of Fierce Girls — our podcast about extraordinary women and girls, designed to inspire you and your kids.
All five episodes spotlight inspiring female artists, in conjunction with the National Gallery of Australia's Know My Name initiative. (How many female artists can you name? If it's not many, then here's your chance to correct that.)
Then, catch up on the early episodes of our special series on The Bookshelf, Five Star Reviewers. It's the Bookshelf you know and love, but with a twist — special guests will be reading outstanding books.
This week, Pip Williams – author of the best-selling Australian novel of 2021, The Dictionary of Lost Words – reads Elizabeth Strout's Oh William, and musician Tim Rogers reads from Karl Ove Knausgaard's The Morning Star.
Enjoy your weekend,
Annika Blau, RN digital editor
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For the seventh season of the award-winning kids' podcast, Fierce Girls, we're partnering with the National Gallery of Australia's Know My Name initiative, and brushing up on the adventurous women of the arts world.
These are the stories of five extraordinary Australian artists.
The season is introduced by 11-year-old Ella Flitton, a finalist in the 2021 Young Archie competition, and the acknowledgement of country comes from 11-year-old Tiyana Power, speaking Kaurna language. | | LISTEN |
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