Paula Hyland
Paula Hyland with Dulcie at Darren Knight Gallery, Melbourne, October 1995
(1946 - 2025)
Paula was born in Melbourne in 1946. She studied and taught embroidery between 1975 and 1985 and participated in several group exhibitons before having her first solo show with Darren Knight Gallery, Melbourne in 1995. Her vibrant embroidered portraits celebrate the colourful stars and characters of the Melbourne drag scene of the early 1990s.
Hyland's remarkable stitched works are held in the collections of The National Gallery of Australia, Queensland Art Gallery, Deakin University, Melbourne and Federation University Art Collection, Ballarat.
Paula Hyland with Dulcie at Darren Knight Gallery, Melbourne, October 1995