Shortly before her 85th birthday, in 1975 the Art Gallery of New South Wales opened its doors to the first retrospective of Crowley. Elena Taylor, NGA’s Curator of Australian Painting and Sculpture notes, ""Crowley’s long artistic journey over five decades from painter of traditional landscapes to avant-garde abstracts was extraordinary. While Crowley is still best known for her cubist paintings of the 1920s and 1930s, Grace Crowley: being modern includes works that have never before been exhibited and reveals the full extent of Crowley’s contribution to Australian art."""." Her Project 4 Exhibition followed shortly after. In January 1976, Crowley was made a Member of the Order of Australia  for her services to Art.