Lola Ryan
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Born1925
Died2003 (aged 77–78)
KnownforShell art
Lola Ryan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1925 |
| Died | 2003 (aged 77–78) |
| Known for | Shell art |
Lola Ryan (1925–2003) was an Australian shellworker of Tharawal/Eora descent who lived in La Perouse. Her work is in the permanent collections of several Australian museums.
Ryan, who was of Tharawal/Eora descent, lived in La Perouse and learned shellworking from her family.[1][2] Ryan often worked with her sister, Mavis Longbottom.[3] Ryan and her sister, Longbottom, started selling their work as children.[4] The sisters would collect shells from Yarra Beach and other areas along the coast of New South Wales.[4]
