Jolly Koh Malaysia, Australia, 1941-.
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About Jolly Koh
Artist Jolly Koh was born in 1941 spent most of his formative years in Malacca. He started painting at an early age and held his first solo exhibition when 16 years old in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and then on to his second one in Singapore. In 1959 he left for London and graduated from Hornsey College of Art and London University. He returned to Malaysia in 1963 and taught at secondary and tertiary level. He left to Malaysia to pursue a Masters in Art Education in Indiana University, on a Fulbright scholarship and completed a Doctorate in Philosophy of Education before returning to Malaysia. Jolly Koh arrived in Australia in 1976, took on a lecturing position in Adelaide for the next decade. Exhibited internationally at the X Biennial in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1969, Malaysian Art 65-78, Commonwealth Institute, London, 1978 and the Fifth Indian Triennale, New Dehli, 1981, amongst others. Koh currently lives in Malaysia.
The total number of works by Jolly Koh offered for sale by auction since 2006 is 14, of which 8 (57%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $7,200 for Untitled sold by Shapiro Auctioneers in May 2006. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2013.
Jolly Koh is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 380
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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