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Today any and everything is considered art. What is art? How should it be created? Who is an artist? Some believe only something created on an easel can be classified as art. They shun modern art and completely ignore pornography. Some critics believe everyone can’t create art. Well I disagree. Art is an expression. If one has ideas to express then the creation of art is possible. What is being created, how one is creating it, or what gender, ethnicity, or age the person is, does not matter. Throughout history we have seen both men and women who have left their mark on the art world. One such female artist is Nora Heysen, daughter of Hans Heysen. She was born in Adelaide in 1911. Heysen studied at school of Fine Arts in Adelaide and then she studied at the School of Central Art in London. She became the first woman to win Archibald Prize for portraiture in 1938. She also was the first woman to become an official war artist in 1943. While holding this position she created 170 works of art. Heysen like many women suffered much criticism but nonetheless she became a renowned Australian artist. Even to day women are moving into positions in the art world. Independent curator and critic Sue