Michael McWilliams Australia, 1956-.
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About Michael McWilliams
Born in Tasmania in 1956 Michael McWilliams is a painter and furniture restorer. He trained as an art teacher at the Tasmanian College of Advanced Education (now the University of Tasmania) and received a Diploma of Education and a Bachelor of Arts (Visual Art) in 1978, majoring in printmaking. He was a teacher for four years, and after dabbling with painting antique furniture he became a full time artist painting in acrylics and oil on canvas and panels, holding his first solo exhibition in Melbourne in 1995. Since then he has held over 25 solo exhibitions and participatedin a smilar number of group exhibitions in Tasmania in the Australian east coast capital cities. In 2016 he was a finalist in the Archibald Prize at Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney and a finalist in the Wynne Prize in 2008 and 2010.
The total number of works by Michael McWilliams offered for sale by auction since 1999 is 45, of which 37 (82%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $58,800 for (Smoked Beef) sold by Colville Auctions Pty. Ltd. in May 2023. This year 2 works have been offered for sale.
Michael McWilliams 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 655
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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