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Inga Hunter (born 16 February 1938) is an Australian artist, and a teacher, writer and mentor of the arts.

In 1974, Hunter founded and was first President of the Batik Association, which became the Surface Design Association and then became ATASDA, the Australian Textile Arts and Surface Design Association Inc.

Hunter has had 20 solo exhibitions of her work, and numerous group exhibitions.

Awards
In 19xx, she was hung in the Blake awards. In 2008 she was hung in the Libris Awards Exhibition, Mackay.

Exhibitions
Hunter has been exhibited in numerous public collections:
 * Australian National Gallery
 * Artbank
 * Victorian Craft Authority
 * Powerhouse Museum
 * New York Museum of Art and Design
 * Hunter exhibited "The Robes of the Imperium" at Xxx in 19xx.Treemaster's Robe, Inga Hunter.JPG
 * Edith Cowan University
 * Queensland Art Gallery
 * Darwin Museum and Art Gallery
 * Ararat Art Gallery – a collection of works
 * Mackay Library

Publications
Hunter has had numerous publications:
 * The Crafts Movement in Australia, NSW Uni Press
 * Masters of their Craft, Craftsman House
 * New Visions New Perspectives, Craftsman House
 * Fire and Shadow, Craftsman House
 * Art Express, USA
 * Handmade Books and Cards, Davis,USA
 * Shrines, Lark Books USA

Personal Life
Hunter was born in Birmingham, where her father Thomas Hunter was a senior lecturer at Birmingham University. The family emigrated to Australia in 1947 when Thomas Hunter was appointed the first Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Sydney.

Hunter has been married to Tony Morphett since 1969. They live in the Blue Mountains, NSW.