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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 22. Chapters: Andrew Forge, Andy Denzler, Angie Lewin, Angus Hyland, Bernard Taylor (author), Bronwyn Oliver, Emma Dodd, Frances de la Tour, Gareth Thompson, Gemma Morris, Henry Holland (fashion designer), Hilda Cowham, Janette Beckman, Jill Daniels, John Lloyd (graphic designer), Mary Flanagan, Nazir Tanbouli, Nick Gentry, Oscar Udeshi, Platon (photographer), Robert Holyhead, Sean Lock, Shelagh Cluett, Stephen Farthing. Excerpt: Bronwyn Joy Oliver (nee Gooda, 22 February 1959 - 11 July 2006) was an Australian sculptor, whose works were primarily made in metal. Raised in country New South Wales, she trained at Sydney's College of Fine Arts (COFA) and London's Chelsea School of Art. She had early successes, winning a New South Wales Travelling Art Scholarship in 1981 and the Moet & Chandon Australian Art Fellowship in 1984. Oliver settled in Sydney, where she practised and taught until her death by suicide in 2006. Oliver's sculptures are admired for their tactile nature, their aesthetics, and the technical skills demonstrated in their production. In her later career, most of her pieces were commissions, both public and private. Her major works include Vine, a 16.5-metre-high sculpture in the Sydney Hilton, Magnolia and Palm, in the Sydney Botanical Gardens, and Big Feathers in Brisbane's Queen Street Mall. Recognition of her work included selection as a finalist in the inaugural Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award in 2000, inclusion in the National Gallery of Australia's 2002 National Sculpture Prize exhibition, and being shortlisted for the 2006 Clemenger Contemporary Art Award. Her works are held in major Australian collections, including the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria and the Art Gallery of New South Wales. The Chelsea School of Art, where Oliver completed her MastersOliver was born Bronwyn Gooda on 22 February 1959, in Gum Flat, west of Inverell in rural New South Wales. Her parents were Milton, a farmer turned greenkeeper, and Wendy, who worked in a pharmacy. Her creativity was nurtured from a young age. Aged just eight, Oliver attended weekend art classes in Inverell run by Ian Howard, who went on to become dean of the College in Sydney where she would later study. After being Dux of her school, her parents expected her to go on to university. However, Oliver wished to pursue a creative career. When she told her parents of her plans, her mother