Garry Shead

Australian · b. 1942 · Painter

Garry Shead is an Australian artist and filmmaker. His paintings are in many galleries in Australia and overseas, and he has won several awards, including the Archibald Prize… (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Garry Shead, The Bearers (Queen of Suburbia) 1997, 1997, oil on canvasThe Bearers (Queen of Suburbia) 1997Smith & Singer · A$439,200≈ $319,254≈ £248,524≈ €279,533Sign up to see
  2. Garry Shead, Revelation (Royal Suite) 1997, 1997, oil on canvasRevelation (Royal Suite) 1997Menzies · A$312,000≈ $317,398≈ £196,373≈ €224,659Sign up to see
  3. Garry Shead, The Studio 2001, 2001, oil on canvasThe Studio 2001Menzies · A$319,091≈ $241,175≈ £170,526≈ €215,894Sign up to see

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Garry Shead is an Australian artist and filmmaker. His paintings are in many galleries in Australia and overseas, and he has won several awards, including the Archibald Prize in 1992. He has spent time in Japan, Papua New Guinea, France, Austria, and Hungary, returning to Australia in the 1980s.

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Born 1942, SydneyOccupation PainterWikidata Q5524221 ↗

In the collections of

Art Gallery of New South WalesNational Gallery of VictoriaNational Portrait Gallery

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