Ann Grocott
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1938 (age 87–88)
Ann Grocott | |
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| Born | Ann Oenone Wood 1938 (age 87–88) |
| Known for | Painting, writing |
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 "Ann Grocott - New Generation, Ancient Land, Bundaberg Regional Galleries, 2014 | |
| "Colour II: Merv Moriarty, in the Field & Out of the Allamanda", Flying Arts Inc. |
Ann Oenone Grocott (born 1938) is an Australian writer and painter, whose two children's books have been translated into Swedish and Danish. In addition to figurative, portraiture and landscape painting, her artworks include: assemblages in fabric, cement, wood, found objects etc.; oils on canvas, paper and plaster; watercolours and small sculptures.[1] In 1999, Grocott was one of five artists chosen to represent Australia in "Our World in the Year 2000", the Winsor and Newton Worldwide Millennium Exhibition, as a result of which her work appeared in London, Stockholm, Brussels and New York.
Ann Wood was born in 1938 in Glenelg, South Australia.[2] Her father was the Australian painter, Noel Herbert Wood and her uncle, Rex Wood was an Australian painter/printmaker. Her father married Eleanor Weld Skipper whom he met at Art School in Adelaide. During World War II, Ann, her mother and her older sister Gini were evacuated from Bedarra Island to Woodend, Victoria. Following the war, her parents remained apart. Ann Wood eventually married Terry Grocott and reconnected with her father.[3]
Author
In her 40s, Grocott published two novels for children aged 8–12 years: Duck For Danger (1985)[2][4] and Danni's Desperate Journey (1987, Angus & Robertson).[2] Duck For Danger, whose protagonist traveled from Queensland to Bangkok and London, was described as combining "a liberal helping of humour with a sense of the daring and unexpected into a totally irresistible blending".[4] The protagonist of Danni's Desperate Journey, a science fiction fantasy, travels the universe.[5][6][7] Duck For Danger was translated into Swedish as Fly för livet, Micky (Wahlstroms, 1987, ISBN 91-32-12837-1) and Danni's Desperate Journey was translated into Danish as Fridas farlige faerd (Tellerup, 1989, ISBN 87-588-0358-0).[5][8] Grocott also published a handbook on How to write for children (1985, AWPS),[9] as well as several short stories.[5] A French criticism of juvenile writing quoted her on the challenges of writing for younger people.[10]
