John Smith Australia, 1952-.
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About John Firth Smith
Born in Sydney in 1952 John Smith has been an exhibiting artist for over thirty years. He holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from Sydney University. He has held more than thirty solo exhibitions and is represented in many public and private collections in Australia including the National Art Gallery, Artbank, the Queensland Art Gallery and various regional gallery collections. His work has been exhibited in New York, Japan and China. He is primarily represented by Watters Gallery in Sydney. In recent years he has led a cultural heritage retrieval project interfaced with creative arts, Fisherman’s Village, see: www.botanyfishingvillage.org This project has resulted in a number of conference papers, journal publications and a book chapter.
Our database records art auction sales of works by John Smith from 1995 and in total 26 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 14 (54%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,364 for Alphabet Dust and Number I 2005 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 2021. Works by John Smith are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Geelong Gallery and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
John Firth Smith 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 895
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 632
- Kerr, Joan. Dictionary of Australian Artists, Painters, Sketchers, Photographers and Engravers to 1870. Oxford University Press, Australia, 1993. Page 740
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
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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