The society had two predecessors: • The '''Yarra Sculptors' Society''' was founded in 1898 by
Margaret Baskerville and her husband
Douglas Richardson. Prominent members included
Web Gilbert,
William Scurry, and wood carvers H. F. Dunne and Mortimer Godfrey, who created the
Gog and Magog figures attending the clock in the
Royal Arcade. • In 1933 the
Sculptors' Society of Australia was founded by
Leslie Bowles,
Ola Cohn,
Wallace Anderson and
Orlando Dutton. Bowles, as honorary secretary, was diligent in soliciting contracts for Australian sculptors on the occasions of
Melbourne's centenary and memorials to
George V. In 1948 the '''Victorian Sculptors' Society''' was founded. They organised a special exhibition at the
National Gallery of Victoria in 1958, and later a travelling exhibition, visiting country centres. The society held exhibitions at the
Victorian Artists Society (VAS) galleries from 1948. The society was disbanded in 1969. ;Presidents • 1951
Victor Greenhalgh • 1952 George Allen • 1953
Stanley Hammond (sculptor) • 1954
Ray Ewers • 1955–1956
Andor Mészáros • 1957 Stanley Hammond • 1958–1959 Jeffery Wilkinson • 1960–1961
Lenton Parr • 1962–1963 Andor Mészáros • 1964–65
Ken Scarlett • 1966–1969 Charles Miller ==Successor==