Kristin Headlam Australia, 1953-.
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About Kristin Headlam
Born in Launceston, Tasmania in 1953, Kristin Headlam's practice includes painting, drawing and printmaking. After studying painting at the Victoria College of the Arts, she lived in Vietnam in the late 1980s and had her first solo exhibition in Bangkok in 1984. On her return she studied arts and fine art at Melbourne University.and continued exhibiting in the eastern states of Australia in both solo and group exhibitions, with 20 solo exhibitions to date. Krtistin Headlam won the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize in 2000 and has completed numerous corporate and private portrait commissions throughout her career, including a portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch.
The earliest auction listing we have for Kristin Headlam is in 1993 and in total 37 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 29 (78%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $10,540 for Pale Exodus sold by Mossgreen Auctions in March 2017. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Kristin Headlam are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Kristin Headlam is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McCulloch, Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch-Childs. The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art. 4th Edition, Aus Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press, 2006. Page 507
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 300
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 200
- Australian Prints + Printmaking, a database listing printmaking artists from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region based on the print collection of the National Gallery of Australia.
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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