Marea Gazzard Australia, 1928-2013
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About Marea Gazzard
Born in Sydney in 1928, Marea Gazzard studied ceramics in Sydney and London. She travelled extensively throughout the American continent, Europe and Australia, working, teaching and exhibiting her ceramics. In London she enrolled at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London where she studied from 1955 to 1959 working with ceramicists Lucie Rie and Hans Coper. On her return Gazzard studied sculpture at the National Art School. She was elected President of the World Crafts Council in 1980. In 1973, Marea Gazzard was invited to exhibit at the National Gallery of Victoria in the major exhibition with Mona Hessing and in 1994, a survey of Gazzard's work was staged at the S. H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney. Gazzard has won several awards and was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1979.
We have records of art auction sales by Marea Gazzard from 1982 and in total 29 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 26 (90%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $15,600 for Dial sold by Shapiro Auctioneers in May 2016. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021. Works by Marea Gazzard are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Marea Gazzard 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 454
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 243
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 161
- 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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