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Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Jenny Dodson – a tribute to Dutch heritage in Australian art

Australian artist Jenny Dodson, whose family background includes Dutch heritage, has created works that draw on the cultural imagery of the Netherlands. One of her notable pieces is Monochrome (2025): tribute to my Dutch heritage, a painting of a traditional Dutch windmill. In this work, Dodson uses a restrained palette Read more

By DACC, 6 daysSeptember 30, 2025 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

From Maastricht to Manly: the Wynhausen family’s Dutch–Jewish journey

The Wynhausen family represents one of the many Dutch–Jewish stories of postwar migration to Australia. Paul Wynhausen and Marianne (Mary) Nathans were both born in the Netherlands and endured the years of Nazi occupation. They met in Switzerland, where many Dutch Jews had taken refuge during the Second World War. Read more

By DACC, 2 weeksSeptember 22, 2025 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Catalogue List: Peters, Nonja (SLWA)

This document contains the catalogue items associated with Dr Nonja Peters from the State Library of Western Australia (SLWA). Below the pdf is a searchable list of titles, interviewees/subjects, and years to make it easier for search engines to find names and titles. A more readable full catalogue see the Read more

By DACC, 2 weeksSeptember 19, 2025 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Australian painter Ian Fairweather’s time in the Netherlands

Ian Fairweather and the Netherlands Ian Fairweather (1891–1974), born in Bridge of Allan, Scotland, became one of Australia’s most distinctive modern painters. His path to Australia was long and unusual, and the Netherlands played an important part in it. Wartime and The Hague In 1914 Fairweather joined the British Army. Read more

By DACC, 3 weeksSeptember 14, 2025 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Dutch squadron choir in wartime Australia: voices of resilience and diplomacy

When the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) collapsed under Japanese attack in early 1942, hundreds of Dutch airmen, sailors, and soldiers found themselves in Australia. Among the many military units reconstituted there was the 18 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), a unique Dutch–Australian squadron flying Read more

By DACC, 2 monthsAugust 3, 2025 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Ravind Sangha: The Australian musician who played and taught for Dutch royalty

After completing his studies, Ravind moved to Amsterdam, immersing himself in the vibrant early music scene of the Netherlands. For ten years, he performed as a baroque flautist with the Dom Kantorij in Utrecht, participating in weekly Masses, Cantatas, and Passions alongside orchestral and solo performances. His engagements extended across Read more

By DACC, 2 monthsJuly 29, 2025 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Dutch Society Neerlandia of WA Inc.

The earlier Dutch migrants that arrived in the late 1940’s had made several attempts to establish Dutch clubs in WA, such as the Dirck Hartogh Society and the Australian Dutch League, but these all folded after a short while. But during the early 1950’s the Dutch migrants arrived in larger Read more

By DACC, 4 monthsJune 17, 2025 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Painting ‘Dark History’ (2024)

This painting is part of the Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art, a showcase of outstanding work by senior high school students from across Queensland. The exhibition at the Queenland Gallery of Modern Art in 2025 celebrates young artists’ creative talents and their reflections on identity, agency and perspective. Read more

By DACC, 4 monthsJune 14, 2025 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

Wim Nicolaas Bolle: A Dutch soul with an Australian canvas

​Wim Nicolaas Bolle (1917–2000) was a Dutch-born artist whose life and work bridged the cultural landscapes of the Netherlands and Australia. Born in the Netherlands, Bolle spent much of his early life immersed in Amsterdam’s vibrant art scene. His artistic journey was deeply influenced by personal experiences, including the profound Read more

By DACC, 5 monthsApril 25, 2025 ago
Art, Music, Film, Theatre

New Holland (NOT) – Painting by Blak Douglas and Adam Geczy

Blak Douglas is a Dhungatti man (Mackley Vally) NSW born in.1970 Adam Geczy is an Associated Professor at the Sydney College of the Arts born in 1969 The painting is done with synthetic polymer paint directly on the wall of the Queensland Art Gallery in Brisbane. The painting is a Read more

By DACC, 6 monthsApril 18, 2025 ago

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