Elizabeth Farrelly
Elizabeth Margaret Farrelly (born Dunedin, New Zealand), is a Sydney-based author, architecture critic, essayist, columnist and speaker who was born in New Zealand but later became an Australian citizen. She has contributed to current debates about aesthetics and ethics; design, public art and architecture; urban and natural environments; society and politics, including criticism of the treatment of Julian Assange. Profiles of her have appeared in the New Zealand Architect, Urbis, The Australian Financial Review, the Australian Architectural Review, and Australian Geographic.
Dr Elizabeth Farrelly | |
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| Councillor of the City of Sydney | |
| In office 1991–1995 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Political party | Elizabeth Farrelly Independents (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (1991–2021, 2022) Labor (2021) |
| Residence | Homebush, New South Wales |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney (PhD) |
| Occupation | Writer and academic |
Farrelly's range of interests and contributions are wide enough to have caused her to be described by broadcaster Geraldine Doogue as a "Renaissance woman". She was elected to the 2021 board of the National Trust of Australia (NSW).
Her portrait by Mirra Whale was a finalist in the 2015 Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.