Peter Churcher Australia, Spain, 1964-.
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About Peter Churcher
The son of artists Roy and Betty Churcher, Peter Churcher was born in Brisbane in 1964. He holds a Bachelor of Music (Hons) from Melbourne University acquired in 1986, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from Prahran School of Art and Design, from 1991. His first solo exhibition was in 1994. He was appointed by the Australian War Memorial to record his impressions of the Australian involvement in the coalition war against terrorism in the Middle East in 2003. He was an Art Gallery of New South Wales Archibald Prize finalist in 2005, 2006, 2014 and 2015. He currently lives and and works in Spain.
In our database, 71 works by Peter Churcher are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 2001, of which 44 (62%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $22,091 for Lunch on the Beach sold by Menzies in September 2014. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Peter Churcher are held by the Australian War Memorial, National Gallery of Australia and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Peter Churcher 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 322
- 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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