Dean Vella Australia, 1958-.
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About Dean Vella
Born in Broken Hill in 1958, Dean Vella trained as an automotive engineer. A self-taught artist, predominantly a painter, he moved to Cairns in 1987 where he founded the Landmark Art Gallery. He has exhibited widely through Australia , Asia & USA. In 1998 saw an acquisition of a major work from his "Wind in the Willows" Series by Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China. This was the first western painting placed in this collection. He then went on in 2003 to his First Museum Exhibition - "Power of the Earth" by invitation at The Guangdong Museum of Art. This Exhibition was officially recognized by The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra and recorded in the Museums Archives. In 1999 he was listed as one of "Australia’s 50 Most Collectable Artists" in the Australian Art Collector, Issue 7. In 2005 he won the Contemporary Art Prize - Central Coast Festival of Arts, NSW, and also won the Contemporary Art Section of the 34th Annual Ivanhoe Art Show, NSW.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Dean Vella from 1994 and in total 104 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 88 (85%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $14,716 for Surreal Landscape sold by Archers Auctioneers & Valuers in November 2006. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023.
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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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