Ethel Carrick (1872 – 1952) was an artist of colour, light and life. She painted in the gardens of Paris, in the bazaars of North Africa and in Australia. Married for ten years to Emanuel Phillips Fox, she painted for many decades beyond his death. Born in Britain, she worked mostly in France and Australia, locations similar to her contemporary Hilda Rix Nicholas. This talk will celebrate Ethel’s work, consider her contemporaries and the social changes of her times. It will draw on the summer retrospective of her work at the National Gallery Australia, Canberra from December 2024 - April 2025.

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face / Online

COURSE OUTLINE

• Biography of Ethel Carrick
• Her work compared to her husband, Emanuel Phillips Fox.
• Her paintings from Paris, Africa, India and Australia
• Comparisons to contemporary painters such as Hilda Rix Nicholas
• Part of Know My Name project on Australian women artists

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Recognise some paintings of Ethel Carrick
2. Be aware of her biography and life story
3. Enjoy and enhance understanding of the NGA summer retrospective on Ethel Carrick running 7 December 2024 to 27 April 2025