Wendy Stokes Australia, 1957-.
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About Wendy Stokes
Born in New South Wales in 1957, Wendy Stokes gained a Graduate Diploma from the Sydney College of the Arts and a MFA from University New South Wales, College of Art & Design (COFA). She is an active member of the Sydney Printmakers group and has been a finalist in major prize exhibitions including the Dobell Drawing Prize, the Glover Prize, The Fleurieu Landscape Prize, the JADA and the Alice Prize. Wendy Stokes has developed a strong practice across printmaking, painting and drawing having held over 30 solo exhibitions in prominent commercial metropolitan and regional galleries, and also in China, Korea, Canada, Chile, New Zealand and Norway. She was awarded a guest artist in residence in The Hamptons, New York in 1992 and a three month residency at the UNSW Research Studio, Cite International des Arts, Paris in 2014.
The total number of works by Wendy Stokes offered for sale by auction since 1988 is 88, of which 60 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $6,240 for Bicheno-Silent Counterpoint sold by Shapiro Auctioneers in March 2021. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Wendy Stokes are held by the National Gallery of Australia and Art Gallery of NSW.
Wendy Stokes 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 911
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 650
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 427
- 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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