Claim: Gladys Reynell joined the School of Designs Art Club and exhibited work at the South Australian Society of Arts annual show, after leaving her studies in medicine to study art.
Evidence: Gladys Reynell (1881–1956) was one of South Australia's earliest potters and is known for her bold modernist style and her preference for working with native clays. By 1903, she had joined the School of Design's Art Club in Adelaide and that same year she exhibited work at the South Australian Society of Arts' annual show. Gladys Reynell initially studied medicine at the University of Adelaide but left to study art.