The artist Sybil Craig (1901-1989), was the only child of parents Matthew Francis Craig and Winifred Frances, née Major. She was privately tutored in art by the notable artist John Shirlow, and then studied (1924-31) at the National Gallery of Victoria’s school of painting with Bernard Hall, William McInnes and Charles Wheeler. She is mainly known for her still lifes and portraits in oil, watercolour and pastels, but she also designed book plates and emblems.

In 1945 Craig became an official war artist – one of the first women war artists in Australia – commissioned by the Australian War Memorial to record work at the Commonwealth Explosives Factory at Maribyrnong. As well as the Australian War Memorial, her work is held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, State Library Victoria, Art Gallery of South Australia, and Victorian regional galleries.