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Dora Meeson
A Life Between Continents The story begins in Hawthorn, Melbourne, where Dora Meeson enters the world on 7 August 1869. Her early years are shaped by a move to New Zealand, a childhood spent under the influence of her father, John Thomas Meeson, a schoolmaster and later a barrister. The trajectory shifts toward London as a child, setting the stage for an education that would span the globe. The academic path is rigorous and varied. She
finds herself at the Canterbury College School of Art in New Zealand before returning to the National Gallery School in Melbourne in 1895. It is here, amidst the studios of Australia, that she meets George Coates. The connection is immediate. They move toward Europe, seeking the heart of the art world. Paris becomes a crucible for her development. Enrolling at the Académie Julian, she studies under Jean Paul Laurens and Benjamin Consta…