Darren Siwes Australia (Aboriginal), 1968-.
Past Sales
Sales by Medium
Where to buy or sell art works by Darren Siwes
Auction Houses
About Darren Siwes
Darren Siwes was born in Adelaide in 1968. He was awarded a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) in 1996 and a Graduate Diploma of Education in 1997, both from the University of South Australia. In 2002 he was awarded the Anne and Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship and he went on to obtain a Masters of Fine Art from the Chelsea School of Art in London, UK. A photographer, in 2007 he was awarded the Redlands Westpac Art Prize. He has exhibited in solo shows since 1996 in Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne, and overseas in New York and Spain. His work has been included in group shows since 1994. He was lecturer in painting and drawing at Tauondi Aboriginal Art College from 1997 to 2001.
The total number of works by Darren Siwes offered for sale by auction since 2012 is 30, of which 16 (53%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $12,273 for Bronze Girl, Silver Girl, Gold Girl sold by Deutscher and Hackett in March 2024. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Darren Siwes are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of South Australia and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Darren Siwes 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 886
- 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.
The Australian Art Sales Digest is a database of over 610,000 works by more than 12,000 artists who are listed as having either lived or worked in Australia or New Zealand, and an additional 36,000 foreign and other artists, offered for sale by auction in Australia and New Zealand from the early 1970s to the present day.
Access to the database is available on either a monthly or annual subscription. During the subscription period you have unlimited access to the site. If you would like to subscribe, please proceed to our Subscription Form.