Ceramics in the collection

Kathleen Shillam OAM (1916-2002)

Alumna 1933

Bilby, bronze.

Donated by the Old Girls Association

Kathleen Shillam was an acclaimed Brisbane-based sculptor.

The daughter of an artist herself, and better known simply as Kath, Kath Shillam (nee O’Neill) arrived in Australia with her family in 1927. In 1932 Kath left Brisbane Girls Grammar to study art briefly at the Brisbane Technical College. A sculptor, known for her work in bronze, she studied in Florence, Italy, and at the Royal College of Art, London. On 26 January 1986, she and her husband Leonard were appointed Members of the Order of Australia

The artist’s work is represented in several state collections