Wayne Eager Australia, 1957-.
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About Wayne Eager
Born in Melbourne in 1957 Wayne Eager studied at Victorian College of the Arts. He was a founding member of the ROAR group in Fitzroy in 1982, assisted in establishing the Ikuntji Women’s centre at Haasts Bluff and was a field officer for the Papunya Tula aboriginal arts group. From 1998 to 2003 lived and painted in Alice Springs, and tutoring at the Bachelor Institute. He has exhibited regularly in all the Australian state capital cities and Alice Springs since 1989. The Wayne Eager Artist Book, a survey of his work, was published in 2020.
The earliest auction listing we have for Wayne Eager is in 1998 and in total 54 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 38 (70%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $6,710 for Spectacle 2007 sold by Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers in April 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 Wayne Eager are held by the National Gallery of Australia.
Wayne Eager 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 398
- 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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