Six Directions

• Edgar Eduard Aavik (born in Estonia, 1913, died 5 June 1998, Thirlmere, New South Wales){{Cite news|date=6 June 1998|title=Family Notices|work=The Sydney Morning Herald}} was a sculptor of Darling Point, active in Sydney in the 1950s. Aavik arrived in Australia in 1949 and taught at the East Sydney Technical College 1949–1955.{{cite book |author=Alan McCulloch|author-link=Alan McLeod McCulloch |title=Encyclopedia of Australian Art |publisher=Hutchinson |year=1968 |isbn=0090814207}} He was, in 1970, a Liberal candidate for the Australian Senate.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110329117 |title=Nominees for Senate team |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=44 |issue=12,568 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=27 June 1970 |access-date=14 October 2020 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}} He gave occasional public lectures on contemporary art.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103121510 |title=Advertising |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=33 |issue=9,590 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=20 September 1958 |access-date=14 October 2020 |page=14 |via=National Library of Australia}}
• Uldis Abolins (born in Latvia, 1923, died 13 July 2010){{Cite news|date=15 July 2010|title=Family Notices|work=The Sydney Morning Herald}} was a painter in watercolors and designer of stage sets. He won prizes at various art competitions throughout New South Wales and South Australia between 1958 and 1965.
• Giuseppe Fontanelli aka Bissietta (born in Florence, 1910, died 11 December 1977, S. Ilario d'Enza, Italy){{cite web|date=2019-02-12|title=Una bella mostra che rende omaggio a Giuseppe Fontanelli, in arte Bissietta|url=https://www.gazzettinosantilariese.it/2019/02/12/una-bella-mostra-che-rende-omaggio-a-giuseppe-fontanelli-in-arte-bissietta/|access-date=2020-10-15|website=Il Gazzettino Santilariese|language=it-IT}} arrived in Australia in 1949. He ran an art gallery at Pitt Street, where the group held an exhibition in 1957, and ran an art school. He painted a mural for the concert hall in St Francis' New Australian Centre, Elizabeth Street. He was for ten years teacher at the ADR Art School in Sydney, which he took over when its founder (Anthony Dattilo Rubbo) retired.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article248932496 |title=Gallery opened |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |volume=XIX |issue=92 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=7 July 1954 |access-date=15 October 2020 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}} He was also a lecturer in Italian at the Conservatorium of Music.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105873361 |title=Bissietta to exhibit |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=40 |issue=11,315 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=17 November 1965 |access-date=14 October 2020 |page=21 |via=National Library of Australia}}
• Dzem Krivs (born in Latvia, 1924) was a painter and graphic artist. One example of his work was held in the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Apart from work with the group, he exhibited with Abolins at the David Jones Gallery in 1955.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225595853 |title=At Sydney Galleries |newspaper=Le Courrier Australien |issue=4 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=28 January 1955 |access-date=15 October 2020 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}} Also known as James Krivs, he was a champion table-tennis player.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article99065068 |title=Lismore Wins At Table Tennis |newspaper=The Northern Star |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=10 September 1949 |access-date=15 October 2020 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}
• Jurgis Miksevicius (born in Lithuania, 1923 – 2014){{cite web|title=Miksevicius, Jurgis (1923–2014)|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/people/1686873|access-date=2020-10-15|website=trove.nla.gov.au}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2747700 |title=Brave Display of Artists' Work In Canberra |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=24 |issue=6,726 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=14 October 1949 |access-date=15 October 2020 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}} also exhibited with the Artists' Society of Canberra before moving to Sydney.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128811343 |title=Outdoor Art {{sic|Exh|bition|nolink=y}} At New Site |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=33 |issue=9245 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=23 March 1959 |access-date=15 October 2020 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}
• August Mölder (born in Estonia, 14 January 1914, died 1982){{cite web|title=August Molder|url=https://www.gallery5004.com/august-molder|access-date=2020-10-15|website=Gallery 5004}} was also represented in the Estonian Exhibition of 1951, which included works from all over the world.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article85532229 |title=Estonian Art in Sydney |newspaper=Meie Kodu = Our Home |volume=III |issue=29 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=19 July 1951 |access-date=15 October 2020 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}

• Henry Salkauskas (born in Lithuania, 6 May 1925, died Sydney, 31 August 1979){{Citation|last=Docking|first=Gil|title=Salkauskas, Henrikas (Henry) (1925–1979)|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/salkauskas-henrikas-henry-11604|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|place=Canberra|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|access-date=2020-10-15}} arrived in Australia 1949. Later known for large prints and watercolors, he was a foundation member of Sydney Printmakers and a member of the Contemporary Art Society. See main article

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