Avital Sheffer Israel, Australia, 1954-.
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About Avital Sheffer
Avital Sheffer was born in 1954 in Israel, where she practiced fashion and textile design, building design and town planning. She migrated to Australia in 1990, she turned to the making of ceramics and was awarded Diploma in ceramics from Lismore TAFE College in 2003. She has exhibited her ceramics across Australia and the USA, in solo shows since 2005 and in numerous group and invitational shows since 1999. She has won and been awarded numerous art awards and residencies some of the more recent being the Australia Council for the Arts, Skills and Arts Development grant in the Barcelona studio, and selection for the International Ceramic Biennale GICB19 Korea in 2019. She lives and works in Northern New South Wales.
The earliest auction listing we have for Avital Sheffer is in 2013 and in total 7 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 7 (100%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $5,523 for Nadiir I sold by Menzies in December 2015. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Avital Sheffer are held by the National Gallery of Australia.
Avital Sheffer is not listed in any of the standard biographical references listed on our references page.
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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