Judy Cassab was born on the 15 of august 1920, Vienna, Austria. She is one of Australia’s best known portrait painters. In 1950 Judy Cassab immigrated to Australia, bringing her husband and two children with her. Once she arrived in Australia she gained a reputation, quite quickly, for her amazing technique and portrait abilities. After this in 1969 Judy Cassab was chosen to be a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her service to the visual arts, nineteen years later she was also appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia. At the age of 95 Judy Cassab passed away at 2:30am November 3, 2015 in a nursing home in Sydney where she had been living for a
