Lorna Crane Artist Research Task
This two-page artist research task guides students through an exploration of Australian artist Lorna Crane and her artistic practice using structured, syllabus-aligned questions.
Students investigate Crane’s practice through the Artworld Concepts, helping them move beyond collecting basic facts to consider how her experiences, artistic choices, artworks and context connect.
The scaffolded questions encourage students to identify key information and develop clear descriptions of Crane’s practice while building their confidence in responding to artist research.
What's Included:
- 2-page student research task
- Guided research questions about Lorna Crane and her artistic practice
- Questions structured around the Artworld Concepts
- Super 6: Summarising
- Explicit practice of NESA verbs:
- Identify
- Describe
- Structured spaces for recording research and responses
- Student-friendly, print-ready format
Perfect for: a Stage 5 Australian artist study, Visual Arts research lesson, literacy-integrated activity or introduction to Lorna Crane’s practice. This resource provides students with a clear pathway from research and summarising to describing and identifying key aspects of an artist’s practice.