Rhys Lee Australia, 1975-.
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About Rhys Lee
Rhys Lee was born in 1975 in Brisbane and was awarded a Bachelor of Visual Arts, Graphic Design from the Queensland College of Art in 1997. Working with oil and acrylic on canvas, he creates ethereal figurative luminescent shapes. He has held solo exhibitions since 2000 in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Sydney and internationally in New York, Germany, Paris and New Zealand. He has participated in group exhibitions in public galleries including the Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, in 2019, The Ian Potter Museum, Melbourne in 2015 and the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery in 2001. He has also had works accepted for inclusion in the Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 2012, The University of Queensland National Artist’s Self Portrait Prize in 2009, the Doug Moran Prize at the State Library of New South Wales in 2009, and participated in group shows in commercial galleries in the USA, UK, Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Rhys Lee lives and works in Melbourne.
In our database, 33 works by Rhys Lee are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 2006, of which 19 (58%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $23,318 for Surprise, Surprise sold by Menzies in May 2017. This year 4 works have been offered for sale. Works by Rhys Lee are held by the National Gallery of Australia.
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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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