Irene Amos Australia, 1927-2012
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About Irene Amos
Born in Brisbane in 1927, Dr Irene Amos was a significant figure in Queensland, working as an artist, teacher, administrator and supporter of the state’s visual arts. An alumna of the Central Technical College, later to become Griffith University’s Queensland College of Art, she became known in the late 1960s for her explorations into expressive abstraction and worked across oil, acrylic and watercolour painting, as well as collage. In 1986 Amos became the first graduate of the University of Wollongong’s then new Master of Creative Arts program, after which she was the first woman and first Queenslander to be awarded a Doctor of Creative Arts, in 1990. She was a foundation fellow of the Royal Queensland Art Society and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (London).
Our database records art auction sales of works by Irene Amos from 1988 and in total 31 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 23 (74%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Irene Amos are held by the Queensland Art Gallery.
Irene Amos 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 208
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 10
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 7
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 278
- 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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