171:. Once a week she would attend a class with Ashton and practice her drawing skills, this was her first formal education in the arts. When Crowley returned to Glen Riddle, her desire to create art had diminished, partly as a result of her family's expectations of her role in the household and she quickly took on a lot of the household duties. In 1909 Ashton visited Crowley at the family farm and encouraged her artistic practice. In 1915, Crowley became a full-time student at the Sydney Art School and from 1918 to 1923 worked as Ashton's assistant. During her time at the school, Crowley studied alongside;
246:. In 1932 she briefly taught at the Black Modern Art Centre before it was closed down. She then went on to start her own school with Rah Fizelle, which was renamed as the Important Centre for Modern Art and was in existence for five years. After a relationship breakdown between Fizelle and Crowley, the school closed in 1937. Fizelle remained at 215a George Street, Crowley however set up a studio at her apartment at 227 George Street. In 1937, Crowley, Balson,
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Waterlow (Australia) (curator), Annabel Pegus (Australia) (curator), Ivan Dougherty Gallery (Australia), Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales,
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Shortly before her 85th birthday, in 1975 the Art
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Crowley's contribution to Australian art.". Her Project 4 Exhibition followed shortly after. In the
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