Leonard and Kathleen Shillam
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Leonard and Kathleen Shillam were Australia
n sculptors.
Leonard Shillam (born 15 August 1915 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - died 1 September 2005 in Australia), was a founding member of both the Queensland Society of Sculptors and the Queensland Wildlife Artists Society.
Kathleen Shillam (née O'Neill) AM
(born in England 25 May 1916 - died 20 September 2002 in Australia). Kathleen Shillam was awarded a Member of the AM
in the Australia Day Honors in 1986, for services to sculpture and education, and awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy in the arts at the University of Queensland in 2000.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n sculptors.
Leonard Shillam (born 15 August 1915 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - died 1 September 2005 in Australia), was a founding member of both the Queensland Society of Sculptors and the Queensland Wildlife Artists Society.
Kathleen Shillam (née O'Neill) AM
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(born in England 25 May 1916 - died 20 September 2002 in Australia). Kathleen Shillam was awarded a Member of the AM
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
in the Australia Day Honors in 1986, for services to sculpture and education, and awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy in the arts at the University of Queensland in 2000.
Personal life
Leonard Shillam and Kathleen O'Neill met at art school in Brisbane in 1932 and married on 1 September 1942.External links
- Kathleen Shillam sculpture — at the Philip Bacon Galleries
- Kathleen and Leonard Shillam sculptures — at the Philip Bacon Galleries