Maude Edith Victoria Fleay

Maude Edith Victoria Fleay (1869–1965), was one of Australia's first wildlife artists.[1] She was known for her paintings of Australian marsupials.[2]

Maude Edith Victoria Fleay
Born1869 (1869)
Sulky Gully, Victoria, Australia
Died18 May 1965(1965-05-18) (aged 95–96)
Colac, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
EducationNational Gallery Art School
Known forPainting
Spouse(s)
William Henry Fleay
(
m. 1905)

Biography

Fleay was born in 1869 in Sulky Gully, Australia. She studied drawing at the School of Mines, Ballarat, where she was taught by David Davies.[2] She also studied under Frederick McCubbin at the National Gallery School in Melbourne.[2]

She exhibited with the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors and she was a member of the Victorian Artists Society.[2]

In 1905 she married William Henry Fleay with whom she had three children, including the naturalist David Fleay[2]

Fleay died 18 May 1965 in Colac.[1]

Legacy

To honor her contribution to Australia's natural history, the Maude Glover Fleay Award was established by the Victorian College of the Arts.[1]

Further reading
  • The Girl from Sulky Gully: A Review of the Life of Australian Artist Maude Glover-Fleay: 1869-1965[3]
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References
  1. "Glover-Fleay, Maude Edith Victoria (1869 - 1965)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. Rich, Margaret. "Maude Edith Victoria Fleay b. 1869". Design & Art Australia Online (DAAO). Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  3. Fleay-Thomson, Rosemary; Fleay-Beasy, Mary (1999). The girl from Sulky Gully: a review of the life of Australian artist Maude Glover-Fleay : 1869-1965. Nerang, Qld.: Petaurus Pub. ISBN 0646374818.
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