Exhibited 'The Sock Knitter', the first fully Post-Impressionist work in Australia, at Royal Art Society.
In August 1915, Grace Cossington Smith's painting 'The Sock Knitter' was showcased at the Royal Art Society of New South Wales annual exhibition. This event marked her first public exhibition and is regarded as a landmark moment in Australian art. The painting is potentially the first fully Post-Impressionist work ever created in Australia, setting a trailblazing path for modernist art in the country. It underscored her innovative approach and established her as a formidable force in the art scene. The painting highlighted both national sentiment during the World War I era and modernist stylistic tendencies, simultaneously embracing new art forms and nationalist themes.