Pamela Crawford

Who is Pamela Crawford?

Pamela Mary Crawford was an Australian artist and stage designer married to the English-born Australian dramatist, James Crawford.

Crawford was involved in the radical art and literary movements of Brisbane's 1940s. She was a member of the Barjai group which published the radical youth art magazine Barjai. This magazine was edited by Barrett Reid and Laurence Collinson and published between 1943 and 1947. Barjai magazine described itself as 'a meeting place for youth'. Crawford was also involved in the establishment of the Miya Studio.

In 1988, she donated a large collection of artworks from the Miya Studio to the University of Queensland.