Nora Heysen : A Portrait

The life of artist Nora Heysen was defined by an all-consuming drive to draw or paint. The first woman to win the Archibald Prize, and Australias first female painter to be appointed an official war artist, Heysens post-war portraiture and still lifes sustained a lifelong career.

In 1989, aged 78, after years of artistic obscurity, she re-emerged on the Australian art scene, and the nations major art institutions restored her position as a significant Australian artist.

Extensively researched, and containing artworks and photographs from the life of Nora Heysen, this story of a driven, optimistic and resilient painter is a celebration of that restoration.