Wilma Tabacco Italy, Australia, 1953-.
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About Wilma Tabacco
Born in Italy in 1953, Wilma Tabacco arrived in Australia at the age of four. She studied at Melbourne University where she was awarded a Bachelor of Commerce in 1972, a Diploma of Fine Art from Phillip Institute in 1981 and a Master of Arts from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 1995, and a PhD in 2006. She has lectured in painting, drawing and printmaking at the University of Melbourne, Canberra School of Arts and at RMIT as part of the international programme in Hong Kong and in Melbourne. A painter and printmaker, she has exhibited in Melbourne and Sydney since 1988. In 1998 she was awarded a Visual Arts Board residency in Besozzo, Italy, and in 1997 an Asialink residency in Korea in 1997. In 2011 she co-founded langford 120, contemporary gallery in Melbourne, of which she is currently a co-director.
We have records of art auction sales by Wilma Tabacco from 1992 and in total 32 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 22 (69%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $6,750 for Leanings 1999 sold by Leonard Joel in March 2023. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Wilma Tabacco are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Wilma Tabacco 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 934
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 658
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 432
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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