Rodney Forbes Australia, 1951-.
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About Rodney Forbes
Rodney Forbes studies at the Gippsland Institute and was awarded a master of Fine Arts from Monash University. He is a painter, educator, curator and writer who lives in Gippsland, Victoria and has participated in solo and group exhibitions since 1987. He was the Head of Gippsland Centre for Art and Design at Monash and then Federation University for 8 years and also the Curator of Switchback Gallery. He is currently a Senior Research Fellow at Federation University Australia. His work has been the subject of two major curated survey exhibitions and he has been the recipient of an Australia Council Arts and Crafts Board New Work Grant.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Rodney Forbes from 2004 and in total 12 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 10 (83%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,984 for Cup Day sold by Mossgreen Auctions in March 2017. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Rodney Forbes are held by the Geelong Gallery and Art Gallery of NSW.
Rodney Forbes 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 432
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 225
- 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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