Ben Quilty Australia, 1973-.
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About Ben Quilty
Born in 1973, Ben Quilty studied at Sydney College of the Arts gaining a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Painting), Monash University and the University of Western Australia. In 2002 he won the Brett Whitely Travelling Art Scholarship and has been a full-time artist since then. He won the 2009 Doug Moran Prize, the Archibald Prize in 2011 and the 2012 Redlands Westpac Art Prize. He has had over 30 solo exhibitions in Australia and overseas, and participated in many group exhibitions. He was appointed an official war artist by the Australian War Memorial, and spent three weeks in Afghanistan documenting the lives of Australian soldiers. He is on the Board of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
The total number of works by Ben Quilty offered for sale by auction since 2005 is 129, of which 112 (87%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $270,000 for Beast 2 2005 sold by Menzies in March 2021. This year 6 works have been offered for sale. Works by Ben Quilty are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia, Art Gallery of NSW and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Ben Quilty 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 807
- 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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