Mary Parker Husband: Meet Paul Fitzgerald

Mary Parker was married to Paul Fitzgerald. He was an Australian painter of prominent and celebrated individuals. When he was painting away from his studio in Melbourne, he usually lived with the subjects of his portraiture.

He lived and painted overseas on commissioned portraits twice each year since 19588 including America, Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, Jersey, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Hawaii, and Bermuda. He also painted throughout Australia.

Fitzgerald was a finalist for the Archibald Prize for portraiture on multiple occasions including in 1958, in 1962 and 1972.

In 1997, Fitzgerald was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia and a Knight of Malta. He founded the Australian Guild of Realist Artists, where he was a life member of the council, and was president for seven years.

Fitzgerald was a member of “Portraits Incorporated” in America, a trustee of the A.M.E Bale Travelling Scholarship and Art Prize, and produced the art book Australian Realist and Impressionist Artists, donating the profits to charity.