Prue Venables Australia, 1954-.
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About Prue Venables
Prue Venables was born in England in 1954 but grew up in Australia before returning to England in 1977 to study ceramics at the Harrow College of Art in London where she was awarded a Diploma of Studio Pottery 1983. She also undertook teacher training in the UK. After teaching and practicing ceramics in the UK for 12 years, Prue returned to Australia in 1989. In 1995 she was awarded a Master of Arts (Ceramics) from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. She has exhibited widely in Australia, Japan, Europe, Asia and the USA and won many awards for her work, including the Premier Award in the 1995, Fletcher Challenge, 2nd Prize in the Hermanns Art Award in 2001, and three honourable mentions at the Mino International Ceramics Competition in Japan. In 2018, Prue was selected as the 9th Australian Design Centre’s Living Treasure – Master of Australian Craft. She lives and works in Melbourne.
The earliest auction listing we have for Prue Venables is in 2005 and in total 14 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 8 (57%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,108 for White & Yellow I 2003 sold by Mossgreen Auctions in March 2016. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2017. Works by Prue Venables are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of Western Australia and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Prue Venables 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 983
- 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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