Rose A. Walker facts for kids

Yachts on Bay, a painting by Rose A. Walker from 1924.

Rose A. Walker (born in 1879, died in 1942) was a talented Australian artist. She was known for her paintings and tiny, detailed artworks called miniatures. Rose also helped start an important group of artists called the Twenty Melbourne Painters Society.

Her Artistic Journey

Rose Walker was born in a place called Walhalla in 1879. She went to the Bendigo School of Mines to study art. There, she learned from a teacher named Arthur T. Woodward.

Later, Rose moved to Melbourne. She continued her art studies with another famous artist, Max Meldrum.

Showing Her Art

Rose showed her paintings in many places around Melbourne. These included the Victorian Artists Society and the Athenaeum Gallery.

After she married George Hartrick, she often signed her artworks and showed them under the name "Mrs George Hartrick."

Art Groups and Societies

Rose was an active member of several art groups. She belonged to the Victorian Artists Society. She was also a founding member of the Twenty Melbourne Painters Society. This group helped artists share their work.

She was also part of the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors. This society supported women artists in their careers.

Later Life and Legacy

Rose A. Walker passed away in 1942.

In 2013, her artwork was featured in a special exhibition. This show was called Towards Perth: Western Australian Women Artists Before 1950. It took place at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery in Crawley, Australia.