Ivor Hele (1912-1993) was a Australian Artist. He was one of the longest serving war artists for the Australian War Memorial, Australian Capital Territory, and completed more commissioned works than any other Australian artist in the history of Australian Art.

Hele was born in Edwardstown, South Australia, and started early training at the age of seven with Jason Ashton, followed by lessons at the South Australian School of Art. Later, extensive studies in Europe further developed his already obvious talent.

The issues and themes in Hele's works reflect a world of pain, torture and suffering, along with the portraits of the commanding officers and some more recognized soldiers. Because Hele was the official artist for both World War II and the Korean War, his practice was mainly with pencil and oils. The influences in his work were of the Leaders of Platoons/ Battalions, other influences would have been from on the Battle Ground.

Hele's official role of a War Artist gave him the gratitude of being a well renounced name. Currently, most of his works are held in the Australian War Memorial, Australian Capital Territory, ranged from the World War II section to the Post World War II sections. Other works of his can be found in Carrick Hill, South Australia.