Melinda Harper Australia, 1965-.
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About Melinda Harper
Born in Darwin in 1965 Melinda Harper studied at Victorian College of the Arts. A teacher and painter she is known for her colourful lineal paintings, working in a variety of media including drawing, collage, photography and screen printing and embroidery. She has exhibited widely in Australia and overseas, with her first solo exhibition in Melbourne in 1987. In 2015 she exhibited at the Heide Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne.
We have records of art auction sales by Melinda Harper from 2000 and in total 261 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 183 (70%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $19,200 for Untitled sold by Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies) in June 2008. This year 5 works have been offered for sale. Works by Melinda Harper are held by the Heide Museum of Modern Art, Monash University Museum of Art and a further seven major public national galleries (see list below).
Melinda Harper 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 499
- 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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