Nelle "Nel" Isabel Law (1914–1990) [1] was an Australian artist, poet and diarist. As the wife of the scientist and explorer Phillip Law, she was the first Australian woman to set foot in Antarctica …

Jun 26, 2023 · Amidst the fairly strict gender roles of 1960s Australia, Nel defied prohibitions to pursue her art and venture to one of the most mysterious parts of the world.

Jul 17, 2023 · Nel, an “abstract” landscapist, is secretly turning from “oil to watercolour” inside. The wife of a visiting dinner guest, however, is also a professional art critic.

Jan 27, 2023 · The Art of Breaking Ice, by poet and novelist Rachael Mead, is a fictionalised account of the life of Nel Law, the first Australian woman and female visual artist to set foot in …

Aug 31, 2022 · Smuggled on board a Danish ship in 1961, Nelle Law was the first Australian woman to set foot on Australian Antarctic Territory. The first Australian man, Louis Bernacchi …

Sep 18, 2023 · The Art of Breaking Ice, by poet and novelist Rachel Mead, is a fictionalised account of the life of Nel Law, the first Australian woman and female visual artist to set foot in …

Jun 30, 2023 · Artist Nel Law made headlines when she became the first Australian woman to set foot on Antarctica after secretly joining an expedition led by her explorer husband, but she has …

Sep 1, 2012 · Two watercolours, painted at Macquarie Island by Nel. Law in 1961, have recently come into my possession. They may be of interest to readers of Aurora. Informit …

Photographs of original design for ANARE emblem by Nel Law, undated, and envelope with Australian stamp (ANARE emblem design by Nel Law, stamp issued 17 November 1954), …

However, artists outside the accepted norm, like Nel Law, the first Australian woman to travel to Antarctica (1960−1961), literally needed to stow away. Despite this, she produced a range of...