Peter Cooley Australia, 1956-.
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About Peter Cooley
Born in northern New South Wales in 1956, Peter Cooley attended the Brisbane College of Art and then the City Art Institute in Sydney. Widely known since the 1980s as a painter he is also a ceramist, carpet designer and illustrator often using mixed media. He held his first solo exhibition in 1980 in Sydney and regularly exhibits in that city and in Melbourne. In 2010 he won the Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Prize.
The total number of works by Peter Cooley offered for sale by auction since 1991 is 63, of which 30 (48%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $8,400 for Screen or Scream 1992 sold by Bonhams & Goodman in November 2009. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Peter Cooley are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia, National Gallery of Australia and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Peter Cooley 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 342
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 138
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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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