Mervyn Gregory Moriarty Australia, 1937-2021
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About Mervyn Moriarty
Born in Queensland in 1937, Mervyn Moriarty studied at Central Technical College, Brisbane. In 1971, he founded Flying Arts Alliance, first known as EastAus Art School. He also founded the Brisbane Institute of Art (BIA) in the same year. He retired from Flying Arts in 1983. Amongst his prizes and awards, he was a finalist in the Art Gallery NSW Dobell Prize in 1999 and 2001, a finalist in the Art Gallery NSW Sulman Prize in 1972 and 1997 and the winner of the Captain Cook Bicentenary Art Award, Queensland in 1970. he has been exhibiting since 1962, mainly in Brisbane but also Melbourne, Sydney and regional centres.
The earliest auction listing we have for Mervyn Moriarty is in 1976 and in total 33 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 19 (58%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,170 for Female Figures sold by Barsby Auctions in February 2019. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Mervyn Moriarty are held by the Queensland Art Gallery and Art Gallery of NSW.
Mervyn Moriarty 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 701
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 487
- 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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