Historical information
Isabel Huntington was a painter, craft officer and craft worker. She studied at Ballarat High School, Ballarat Technical Art School (a division of the School of Mines) and RMIT, and was a member of the Victorian Artists' Society and the Contemporary Art Society. In 1945 she was appointed Director of Handcrafts for the Victorian Division of the Red Cross Society. Isabel Huntington had previously held the position of Supervisor of Handcrafts at Heidelberg Military Hospital for three and a half years. She was a member of the Arts and Crafts Society. Isabel Huntington had five 'one-man" shows, three in Melbourne, one in Ballarat and one in Hamilton, Victoria. Ursula Hoff (from the National Gallery Victoria) judged the 1965 Albury awards for watercolour, and religious paintings in oils, awarding the prize to Isabel Huntington. In the same year Isabel Huntington travelled to Europe. After returning from overseas she taught at Rosanna High School, Victoria. Isabel Huntington lived at Montmorency, Victoria, and was there at the time of her death.
Born Isabel McCausland, she married Robert Huntington in 1931.
Subjects
- women of note,
- isabel huntington,
- ballarat school of mines,
- ballarat high school,
- ballarat technical art school,
- royal melbourne institute of technology,
- rmit,
- victorian division of red cross,
- director of handcrafts,
- rosanna high school,
- montmorency,
- heidelberg military hospital,
- supervisor of handcrafts,
- art shows,
- melbourne,
- ballarat,
- hamilton,
- mccausland,
- robert huntington
