James Powditch Australia, 1966-.
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About James Powditch
James Powditch was born in 1966 in Paddington, Sydney the son of artist Peter Powditch. In 1987 he commenced studies in Visual Arts at the City Art Institute, now the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales and then worked at a commercial gallery in Sydney. From 1990 - 1992 he travelled and worked in Europe, and on his return, he worked as a set a theatre prop builder. Experience gained there and overseas encouraged him to create mixed media works incorporating sculpture, assemblage and painting. He exhibited on a small scale from the early 1990s, but it was not until 1999 that he held his first major commercial show in Sydney. He won the 2007 Mosman Art Prize and was a co-winner of the 2005 Blake Prize for Religious Art and is a six-time finalist in the Art Gallery of New South Wales Archibald Prize.
The total number of works by James Powditch offered for sale by auction since 2013 is 10, of which 9 (90%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,360 for The Lucky Country - Lake Burley Griffin sold by Shapiro Auctioneers in November 2013. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023.
James Powditch 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 793
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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