Ellis Rowan

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Name

Ellis Rowan

Other names

ROWAN, Marian Ellis

RYAN, Marian Ellis

Culture

Australian

Gender

Female

Birth date

30 July 1848

Birth place

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

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Death date

4 October 1922

Death Place

Macedon, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

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Occupations

Artist (natural history) | Decorative / design artist

Summary

Worked: Australia (VIC)

NGA IRN

20677

Context

Australia

Biography

Ellis Rowan

Marian Ellis Rowan, née Ryan, was born in Melbourne in 1848. A self taught painter she pursued her subjects, flowers and birds, in their native habitat and in so doing penetrated remote parts of Northern Australia, New Guinea, the Pacific Islands and America.
 
She died at Macedon, Victoria in 1922.

Last Updated

10 Dec 2022