Mary McCartney Macqueen (29 January 1912 – 15 September 1994) was an Australian artist who was known for her drawing, printmaking and mixed media works on paper.
[4] She studied commercial art for one year in 1927 at the Swinburne Technical College,[4][5] and took private drawing lessons with Catherine Hardess in 1928 at Hawthorn.
[6] Her subject matter during this period consisted of everyday domestic scenes at her home, and the buildings, landscapes and people of Melbourne.
[6] However, her intuitive drawing style was at odds with his highly structural approach and she ceased the lessons when her fourth child was born.
[4] Between 1956 and 1958 Macqueen attended printmaking classes at the Royal Melbourne Technical College, now RMIT University, where she developed a fascination for lithography.
[4] After her husband died in September 1970 she embarked on several overseas trips, which included visits to England, Mexico, Kenya, Bangladesh, Canada and the United States.
[4] Her most successful line drawings efficiently distill the character and essential qualities of her subject matter, which included animals, landscapes and scenes of domestic life.