From the 1880s to the 1940s, many Australian women traveled by ocean liner to Europe—especially to London and Paris—to study fine art. They enrolled at the Académie Julian, in Paris, or the Slade School of Fine Art, in London, seeking to transcend the provincial Australian attitudes of the time. Artists like Margaret Preston, Ethel Carrick Fox, Bessie Davidson, and Thea Proctor exhibited works at salons on the continent. While some of these artists returned to Australia, others never did. Presenting art by 50 women, this exhibition explores their fascinating and often overlooked contribution to the development of international modernism. —Elena Clavarino