Philippa O'Brien

Philippa O’Brien is a West Australian artist and writer. She was educated at the University of Western Australia and Hornsey College of Art in London. She is a painter, has had a long career as a theatre designer and, in recent years, has worked in cultural planning. Her publications include a biography of Robert Juniper and many articles about Australian art. Her marble and steel artworks for the Banksia Garden stand beside Margaret Priest’s Pioneer Woman in Kings Park.

Books available from Fremantle Press

• Margaret Priest An Artist's Life 2009