John Eldershaw

John Roy Eldershaw was a prominent Australian landscape artist known for his naturalistic watercolours. Eldershaw held exhibitions regularly across Australia, winning many awards
and prizes. In the 1930’s he converted an old convict built steam mill, near Hobart, into a studio and lived there for twenty years.
John is represented in the collections of all state galleries, most regional galleries, the British Museum, the British Royal Art Collection and private collections in Australia and overseas.
He was also a member of the NSW Society of Artists, Australian Art Association and Australian Watercolour Institute of which he was president from 1949-1952.