Venita Salnajs Australia, 1945-.
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About Venita Salnajs
Born in Germany in 1945, Venita Salnajs arrived in Australia in 1949 at the age of four. She studied at the East Sydney Technical College 1963 to 1966 and at the Alexander Mackie College. She taught in secondary schools in New South Wales for 10 years and in 1976, she moved to the Blue Mountains, where she painted extensively for 27 years before returning to Sydney in 2004. Since 1977, Vemita Salnajs has exhibited regularly in the Blue Mountains, Penrith and Sydney. In 2005, her work was included in the exhibition, Land Out of Time, which toured regional galleries. Among her awards are the John and Elizabeth Newham Pring Memorial Prize for Watercolour, Art Gallery of New South Wales, which she won in 1976. She has been a member of the Australian Watercolour Institute since 1974. She was married to the artist Reinis Zusters (1919 - 1999).
Our database records art auction sales of works by Venita Salnajs from 1977 and in total 31 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 22 (71%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023.
Venita Salnajs 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 855
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 598
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 398
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 363
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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