Aileen Dent

Aileen Rose Dent (1890 – 30 March 1978)[1] was an Australian artist known for her portraits, specifically her portrait of Australian aviator Jean Burns.

From 1909 to 1916 she was a student at the National Gallery Art School in Melbourne.

[2] Dent exhibited regularly at the Atheneum Gallery[2] and was a finalist in the Archibald Prize many times.

Her paintings were included in the exhibit Australian Women Artists, One Hundred Years 1840 - 1940.

[2] The National Gallery of Australia owns Dent's portrait of Dame Elizabeth Couchman.