Allyson Parsons (born 1965) is a South Australian landscape artist.

Biography

Allyson was born on Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, the daughter of Wolford Parsons and Marie Parsons, a former art teacher. She was born profoundly deaf, and her parents were faced with the prospect of moving from the farm which they had worked hard to establish in degraded, salt-affected soil. But she had learned to lip-read and with patience and hard work and help from the local school learned to speak clearly.[1]

In 1984, at age 18, she won a first prize in a minor category at the Victor Harbor Art Show, and received encouraging advice from Ainslie Roberts.[2]

She has been painting from her youth and has been a successful exhibitor locally and in Adelaide for over 25 years. She lives near Port Vincent, South Australia with her family which includes two sons, one of whom is a talented painter.

Prizes and awards

Allyson has achieved considerable success in South Australia:

  • In 1990 she was an Australian of the Year finalist,[3] following the major prize from both the Port Adelaide and Victor Harbor art shows.[4]
  • At the 1993 Victor Harbor Rotary Club's 14th annual art show, Parsons' Over the Hills won the open prize,[5] and her Trodden Leaves recorded the highest selling price, $7000.[6]
  • In 1997 she was awarded the Victor Harbor Art Show prize of $7500 by visiting judge Margaret Woodward, described as a "a renowned NSW artist".[7]

References

  1. ↑ "7:30 Report: Public school launches career for deaf artist". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "A chance meeting". Victor Harbor Times. Vol. 73, no. 3, 205. South Australia. 18 January 1984. p. 10. Retrieved 12 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "G-G's tale of deafness and 'the cleavage look'". The Canberra Times. Vol. 64, no. 20, 157. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 June 1990. p. 5. Retrieved 12 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Art show sales top $150,000". Victor Harbor Times. Vol. 77, no. 3792. South Australia. 17 January 1990. p. 1. Retrieved 12 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Art show sales near $100,000". Victor Harbor Times. Vol. 88, no. 4, 093. South Australia. 12 January 1993. p. 1. Retrieved 12 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Art show success". Victor Harbor Times. Vol. 88, no. 4, 095. South Australia. 19 January 1993. p. 5. Retrieved 12 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Parsons takes top art prize". The Times (Victor Harbor). Vol. 92, no. 19. South Australia. 17 January 1997. p. 1. Retrieved 12 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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