A Life Painted in Raw Emotion: The World of Joy Hester Joy Hester, born Joyce Mary Hester in 1920 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia, was a fiercely independent and profoundly influential figure in Australian modern art. Her life, marked by both personal turmoil and artistic dedication, became inextricably woven into the fabric of her work – a raw, unflinching exploration of post-war anxieties, female experience, and the complexities of…