Michael (Mike) Stevenson New Zealand, Australia, 1964-.
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About Michael (Mike) Stevenson
Born in Inglewood, New Zealand in 1964 Michael Stevenson studied at the Elam School of Fine Arts in Auckland, graduating in 1986. From 1987 to 1993 he lived in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Stevenson has exhibited widely, and the subjects of his work range across late twentieth-century political histories. He represented New Zealand at the 50th Venice Biennale (12 June-2 November 2003) with This is the Trekka (2003), an installation addressing colonial and Cold War influences on New Zealand nationalism.|
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|Stevenson has also exhibited at the Tate Modern, London, Witte de With, Rotterdam, The Power Plant, Toronto, and the Sculpture Center, New York, as well as biennials in Berlin, Panama, Athens, Liverpool, Sydney and Auckland. The survey exhibition Michael Stevenson was held at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art, 6 April-19 June 2011.
The earliest auction listing we have for Mike Stevenson is in 2005 and in total 57 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 33 (58%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $15,394 for Wise Men sold by Dunbar Sloane in May 2005. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Mike Stevenson are held by the Auckland Art Gallery, Queensland Art Gallery and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Michael (Mike) Stevenson is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 233
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
- 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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