Heather Dorrough Australia, 1933-2018
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About Heather Dorrough
Heather Dorrough was born in London in 1933, and was awarded received a National Diploma of Art and Design from the Eastbourne College of Art, England in 1951, and an Interior Design Degree from the Royal college of Art in London, England in 1956. She worked as an interior designer in London and New York before immigrating to Australia in 1961. She studied at the City Art Institute, Sydney, and graduated with a Masters of Visual Art in 1984. Heather Dorrough works across different media including drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture and is well known for her textile wall hangings. In 1987 she was awarded an Overseas Fellowship Grant Residency in Italy by the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council, in 1978 she received a Senior Fellowship from the Craft Board of the Australia Council and in 1975 she was awarded a grant also from the Craft Board of the Australia Council. In 2000 she studied Renaissance Painting Techniques at the Charlie Shead Studio School, Sydney, NSW. She exhibited in solo exhibitions in Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, Stuttgart and London from1969.
The total number of works by Heather Dorrough offered for sale by auction since 1988 is 11, of which 9 (82%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $1,200 for Waratah sold by Christies in November 1988. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Heather Dorrough are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of Western Australia and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Heather Dorrough 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 182
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 120
- 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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