Curated by Terry Fogarty, Artistic Voices showcase over 100 individuals who have contributed to the long and rich heritage of artistic endeavours that reflect the cultural diversity of Willoughby City. Their contributions cover a variety of artistic fields such as architects, artists, actors, dancers, film producers, musicians, photographers, playwrights, poets, puppeteers, radio personalities, sculptors, singers, television personalities, writers.
List of Voices
- architects
- Hugh & Eva Buhrich
- Walter Burley & Marian Griffin
- Frederick Castledon
- Bill Lucas
- Bill Nicholls
- Harold Smith
- artists
- William Bennett
- Theresa Brynes
- Mieke Cohen
- Joyce Ewart
- Ruth Faerber
- Mollie Flaxman
- Fred Goss
- Allan Greave
- Edmund Harvey
- Erik Langker
- Lionel Lindsay
- Bryam Mansell
- Katherine Martin
- Margaret Preston
- Patti Somerset
- Allan Waite
- Shane Haurama
- Hamish Graham
- Painters associated with the Workshop Arts Centre
- actors
- Errol Flynn
- Leonard Teale
- John Jarratt
- Ruth Cracknell
- Noni Hazelhurst
- Rebecca Gilling
- Willie Fennell
- Zoe Carides
- Gia Carides
- North Shore Drama: Emily Rose Brennan, Catherine Terracini, Jacob Allan, aryanne Gifford, Emma Palmer, Rebecca Johnston. George Spartels, Robert Jago, Pearl Tan, Anthony Skuse, Julia Ohannessian, Nicholas Brown, Tony Knight, Kate Gaul, Zoe Carides, Adrian Barnes, Paul Caesar, PaulwilliamMawhinney, Ana Maria Belo, Jamie Irvine, Lisa Gormley, Kylie Bonaccorso
Megan Venhoek, Charlie Dugdale, Jessica Tuckwell
- biographers
- Stephanie Claire
- Blanche d’Alpuget
- Adrienne Kabos
- Bertha Lawson
- Jill Poulton
- Nancy Wake
- cartoonists
- Emile Mercier
- Claude Lepastrier
- William Constable
- Bernard Hesling
- Kerry Spithill
- conductors
- Eugene Goosens
- Gavin Staines
- Dr Nicholas Milton
- dancers
- Mischa Burlakov
- Louise Lightfoot
- KICK performance group/Australian institute of performing arts
- editors
- Max Harris
- John Reed
- film/TV producers/editors
- Ernest Hilton Belling
- Philip Hickie
- John Crew
- Kenneth Cook
- humorist
- Lennie Lower
- Kerry Spithill
- musicians
- Brian Day
- Doc Neeson
- Bambi Tuckwell
- Barry Tuckwell
- Roger Woodward
- Archie Roach
- Ying Liu
- newsreader/current affairs
- Natarsha Belling
- Ray Martin
- Brian Henderson
- novelists
- Chris Allen
- Kate Grenville
- Louise Mack
- Matthew Reilly
- Stephen Reilly
- organists
- Nicholas Robins
- Eddie Horton
- Charles Tuckwell
- Barrie Bretonner
- Knight Barnett
- Ron Sinclair
- John Atwell
- Desmond Tanner
- Jim Williams
- Penn Hughes
- Denis Palaiastra
- Leslie V. Harvey
- Stanley Cummins
- Paul Cullen
- Idwal Jenkins
- Muriel Jaevons
- Ron West
- George (G.) Vern-Barnett
- photographers
- Max Dupain
- Rex Dupain
- Harry Phillips
- playwrights
- Betty Roland
- Lindy Batterham
- Mona Brand
- Gwen Meredith
- Marguerite Dale
- poets
- Cafe poets: Phllip Porter, Luke Fischer, Kit Kelen, Judith Beveridge, Geoff Cartwright, Mona Zahra Attamini,Stephen Edgar,Peter Boyle, Benjamin Murray, Pam Morris, Mark O’Flynn, Garry McCartney, Ian Williamson, Sarah Rice, Mark Tredinnick, Helen Bersten, ‘Frances Roberts, Carol Jenkins, John Carey, Col Grant, Joanne burns, Beverley George, Stephanie Long, Dawn Bruce
Alison Gorman, Dimitra Harvey, Peter Bakowoski, Jakob Ziguras, Tegan Jane Schetrumpf, Mickey Millner, Miles Merrill, - Claret & Cannelloni: Christopher Koch, Mark O’Connor, Peter Porter, Peter Goldsworthy, Chris Wallace Crabbe, Alan Gould, Robert Gray, Jamie Grant, Bruce Beaver, PeterKocan, Jennifer Rankin,
- Barcroft Boake,
- Hugh McCrea,
- Henry Lawson,
- Les Murray
- Less Robinson
- Kenneth Slessor
- Doug Stewart
- Francis Webb
- Jennifer Rankin
- Harley Matthews
- ‘Ern Malley’
- James McAuley
- Harold Stewart
- Cafe poets: Phllip Porter, Luke Fischer, Kit Kelen, Judith Beveridge, Geoff Cartwright, Mona Zahra Attamini,Stephen Edgar,Peter Boyle, Benjamin Murray, Pam Morris, Mark O’Flynn, Garry McCartney, Ian Williamson, Sarah Rice, Mark Tredinnick, Helen Bersten, ‘Frances Roberts, Carol Jenkins, John Carey, Col Grant, Joanne burns, Beverley George, Stephanie Long, Dawn Bruce
- potters
- John Boyd
- William Mashman
- Henry Mashman
- James Sanderson
- Thomas Stevens
- Loma Latour
- Ralph Walker
- George Day jnr.
- Kenneth Day
- Jack Ronson
- Derek Smith
- Etta Easton
- puppeteers
- Castlecrag PA
- Bim Hilder
- Jeral puppets (John, Jacckie & Nick Lewis)
- radio personalities
- sculptors
- Lee Blattmann
- Anita Aarons
- Joan Brassil
- Arthur Murch
- Bim Hilder
- Paul Storm
- PublicArt including: Joe Hirst, Marie Stucci, Chris Bennett, Suzie Beach,Gaye Porter, Ric McConaghy, Peter Day, Joanne Fuller, Andrew Townsend, Jerrome Lynons Libby Tulip, Phil Spark, Jane Cavanough, Andrew Smith, Daniel Tobin, David Humphries
- singers
- Hugh Jackman
- Lauris Elms
- Yvonne Kenny
- Ruth Bucknall
- Valda Wilson
- Darren Percival
- Liam Burrows
- Johnny O’Keefe
- Pat Reilly
- Col Joye
- television personalities
- textiles
- Willoughby Bicentennial Banners Team: Yvonne Line, Malcolm King, Caroline Langley, Bim Hilder, Mr Bray, Emma Bradley, Dot Black, Marjorie Woore, Neville Flynn, Donna Manser, Margaret Maccioni, Sue Alverez, Tracy Bright, Ann Hinchcliffe, Pat Parke, Angela Turner, Jenny Barrett, Madge Miltston, Doris Plim, Peg Palmer
- writers
- Burnum Burnum
- Lyn Gow-Laurie
- Val Attenbrow
- Willoughby Bicentennial books: Esther Leslie, Nancy Booker, Ida Bennett, Vince Egan, Eric Wilksch, Jean Michaelides, Grace Warner
- Children’s books: Joan Aronsten, Anna Fienberg
- Investigative: Margaret Wenworth, Quentin Dempster
- Tal Ordell
- Geoffrey Chandler
- George Ranken
- Tim Bowden
- Meg Stewart
- Terry Fogarty
- Jessica Currey
- Aunty Beryl
- Jenny Munro
- Sue Pinkham
The exhibition told the stories of these notables through large panels and smaller profiles of their key achievements, backed by artefacts from our museum collection, both in the main exhibition room and elsewhere at the museum. We look forward to your next visit to the museum to take in this extensive exhibition with the assistance of our guides.
LOST VOICES
We are also seeking information about the following people:
| Location | FirstName | Surname | Category |
| Castlecrag | Anita | Aarons | Sculptur |
| Castlecrag | John | Abbott | Artist |
| Castlecrag | Howard | Adams | Artist |
| Castlecrag | Cecily | Adams | Writer |
| Castlecrag | Betty | Ainsworth | PRODUCTION |
| Chatswood | Mona | Alexis | Writer |
| Sydney Landscape | John | Allcot | Discovery Artists |
| Castlecrag | Blossom | Ballantine | Writer |
| Castlecrag | Victoria | Baracci | Artist |
| Castlecrag | Danny | Batterham | Film |
| Castlecrag | Bill | Bennett | Film |
| Castlecrag | Wendy | Blacklock | Actor |
| Castlecrag | Ascot | Blake | Musician |
| Woolwich | Old | Bommerang | Writer |
| Early Northern Sydney | William | Bradley | Writer |
| Castlecrag | Clive | Buhrich | Architect |
| Castlecrag | Eva | Buhrich | Writer |
| Castlecrag | Craig | Burton | Architect |
| Castlecrag | Phyl | Byatt | Slversmith |
| Early Northern Sydney | Ralph | Clarke | Writer |
| Castlecrag | Jennifer | Cluff | Actor |
| Early Northern Sydney | David | Collins | Writer |
| Lindfield | Robert | Crawford | Poet |
| Ancient Willoughby | Jessie | Currie | Writer |
| Castlecrag | Scotty | Denholm | Film |
| Castlecrag | Lyn | Denman | Artist |
| Castlecrag | Lute | Drummond | PRODUCTION |
| Castlecrag | Diana | Dupain | Artist |
| Sydney Landscape | Augustus | Earle | Discovery Artists |
| Castlecrag | Gaye | Evans | Sculptur |
| Castlecrag | Katrina | Foster | Film |
| Castlecrag | Greg | Foster | Musician |
| Castlecrag | David | Foster | PRODUCTION |
| Hunters Hill | Joseph | Fowles | Writer |
| Chatawood | Frederick | George | Architect |
| Neutral Bay | May | Gibbs | Childrens |
| Lindfield | Ironbark | Gibsopn | Writer |
| Castlecrag | John | Gunn | Writer |
| Castlecrag | Rob | Guy | Graphic Artist |
| Castlecrag | Anthony | Harvey | Architect |
| Castlecrag | Lorna | Harvey | Artist |
| Castlecrag | Didy | Harvey | Potter |
| Chatswood | Jack | Healy | Poet |
| Castlecrag | Brett | Hilder | Writer |
| Castlecrag | Jess | Hopwood | Artist |
| Castlecrag | Nick | Hughes | PRODUCTION |
| Crows Nest | Peter | Jefferson | Writer |
| Lavendar Bay | Henry | Kendall | Writer |
| Castlecrag | Barry | Kerr | Architect |
| Castlecrag | Iby | KeryTana | Writer |
| Castlecrag | Anna-Lisa | Klettenburgh | Artist |
| Castlecrag | Vali | Langer | Sculptur |
| Northbridge | Will | Lawson | Poet |
| Castlecrag | Peter | Levy | Film |
| Castlecrag | Andrew | Lovell-Simmons | Artist |
| Castlecrag | Judy | Lowe | Artist |
| Chatswood Wset | Joseph | Lycetts | Writer |
| Castlecrag | Pakie | MacDougal | PRODUCTION |
| Castlecrag | Megan | Machin | Writer |
| Chatswood | Louise | Mack | Poet? |
| Castlecrag | Gwennyth | Mackay | Artist |
| Castlecrag | Lesley | Mackay | Artist |
| Castlecrag | Ervin | Mahrer | Architect |
| Castlecrag | Michelle | Mahrer | Film |
| Castlecrag | Francis | Maratea | Architect |
| Castlecrag | Kaitt | Marden | Actor |
| St Leonards | Harley | Matthews | Poet |
| Castlecrag | Art | Mayer | Film |
| Castlecrag | Cathy | McArthur | Artist |
| Castlecrag | Danny | McLean | Film |
| Castlecrag | David | McNair | Dancer |
| Castlecrag | Ian | McNair | Dancer |
| Castlecrag | Joan | McPherson | Potter |
| Castlecrag | David | Mitchelhill | Graphic Artist |
| Castlecrag | Stan | Moriarty | Artist |
| Castlecrag | Maurie | Morrison | Architect |
| Castlecrag | Glen | Nicholls | Architect |
| Castlecrag | Mary | Nichols | Architect |
| Castlecrag | Johnnie | O’Keefe | Musician |
| Castlecrag | Joanna | Parkes | Musician |
| Castlecrag | Henry | Pinor | Architect |
| Castlecrag | Ron | Piper | Graphic Artist |
| St Leonards | George | Ranken | Writer |
| Castlecrag | Barry | Raymond | Artist |
| Castlecrag | June | Raymond | Artist |
| Castlecrag | Charlie | Richards | Writer |
| Castlecrag | Len | Richards | Writer |
| Castlecrag | Howard | Rubie | Film |
| Castlecrag | Robert | Sheldon | Architect |
| Chatswood West | Clinto | Smith | Novelist |
| Castlecrag | Patti | Somerset | Artist |
| Castlecrag | Chris | Sorenson | Architect |
| Crows Nest | Douglass | Stewart | Poet |
| Crows Nest | Meg | Stewart | |
| Castlecrag | Phyllis | Stokes | Artist |
| Lane Cove | Louise | Stone | Early 1900s |
| Castlecrag | Peter | Swan | Architect |
| Castlecrag | Edgar | Tardley | Actor |
| Castlecrag | Tony | Taussig | Architect |
| Castlecrag | Elizabeth | Teale | Actor |
| Castlecrag | Michael | Thomas | PRODUCTION |
| Early Northern Sydney | Les | Thorne | Writer |
| Castlecrag | Terry | Tipping | PRODUCTION |
| Castlecrag | Edgar | Turner | Artist |
| Castlecrag | Val | Valentine | Architect |
| Northbridge | Nathan | Waks | Musician |
| Castlecrag | Ena | Webber | Musician |
| Castlecrag | Mickie | Yardley | Actor |
| Castlecrag | Nicky | Yardley | Actor |
| Castlecrag | Cecil | Zuber | Writer |
