Michael Cook Australia (Aboriginal), 1968-.
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About Michael Cook
Michael Cook is of Bidjara heritage and was born in Brisbane in 1968 and adopted into a non-indigenous family as a baby. He worked as a commercial photographer for 25 years and then using his photographic skills, became a full time photo-media artist. He creates works that offer striking alternative realities for life in Australia that do not match colonial narratives. His first solo exhibition was in 2010 in Brisbane, and since then has held exhibitions in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra and London. Recent major exhibitions at public galleries include at the Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, the Musee d’ethnographie de Geneve, Switzerland and the National Gallery of Singapore. In 2015 his work was exhibited in the Palazzo Mora during the 56th Venice Biennale.
We have records of art auction sales by Michael Cook from 2016 and in total 16 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 10 (63%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $108,000 for Civilised sold by Deutscher and Hackett in November 2020. This year 3 works have been offered for sale. Works by Michael Cook are held by the Queensland Art Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Michael Cook is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 138
- 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.
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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