Centre for Australian Art

Australian Prints + Printmaking

Erna Vilks

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Name

Erna Vilks

Culture

Australian | Latvian

Gender

Female

Birth place

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Movements

Australia from 1949

Occupations

Artist (painter) | Fashion artist

Summary

Worked: Australia (VIC).

Context

Australia

Biography

Erna was a talented dress designer with an amazing ability to draft complex couture clothing patterns for any design. She designed for Le Louvre and Magg before starting her own couture fashion house "Tu" in the mid 1960s. She was also a member of the Blue Brush Group in Melbourne.

Information kindly supplied by Sigrid Macleod.