Derek O'Connor Australia, 1957-.
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About Derek O'Connor
Derek O’Connor was born in Warwickshire, England in 1957 and moved to Adelaide in 1969 with his family. He studied art in Adelaide and after a period of travel and work moved to Canberra to study at the Australian National University School of Art. He graduated in 1988 and since then has had solo exhibitions almost every year in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. His work has been selected for inclusion in many group exhibitions, including the 1993 Moet & Chandon Touring Exhibition and It’s a beautiful day: New painting in Australia 2 at the Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne and the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 2002-03. In 2007-08 the Canberra Museum and Gallery held a survey exhibition of his paintings and collages, in tandem with a survey of the work of his contemporary Marie Hagerty. Derek O’Connor lives and works in Canberra.
In our database, 21 works by Derek O'Connor are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 2009, of which 18 (86%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,880 for Summer 05 sold by Shapiro Auctioneers in August 2019. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Derek O'Connor are held by the National Gallery of Australia and National Gallery of Victoria.
Derek O'Connor 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 739
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 514
- 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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