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Mike Parr b. 1945

  • Artist (Performance Artist),
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Screen Artist)
Working across a range of media that includes performance, installation, sculpture, drawing, drypoint etching and photography, Mike Parr is regarded as one of the most successful Australian artists of his generation. Parr has realised over 1000 works within the context of his self-imposed 'Self-Portrait' series.
Tags: Performance art, Conceptual art, Body, Printmaking, Printmaker
  • Biographical Data b. 1945 None
  • Biography 1 biography
  • Associates 10 people
  • Groups 1 group
  • Works 19 works
  • Exhibitions 164 exhibitions
  • Collections 20 collections
  • Recognitions
  • References 4 references
  • The Michael Buxton Contemporary Australian Art Collection, Melbourne, VIC
  • The Vizard Foundation, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Parliament House, Canberra, ACT
  • Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, Mornington Peninsula, VIC
  • The University of Western Australia Art Collection, Perth, WA
    Website
    http://www.lwgallery.uwa.edu.au/collections/uwaac
  • Monash University, Melbourne, VIC
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT
    Website
    https://www.nla.gov.au/
  • First National Bank, Chicago, USA
  • Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC
  • Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, USA
  • Chartwell Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, New Zealand
  • The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC
  • Queensland Art Gallery
    Website
    http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
    Description
    Website
    http://cs.nga.gov.au/Default.cfm
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
    Description

    The Art Gallery of Western Australia was founded in 1895. It is located in the Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge, with the Western Australian Museum and State Library of Western Australia.

  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
    Description

    The Art Gallery of South Australia was founded in 1881. It is located at the heart of Adelaide’s cultural boulevard, North Terrace, between the South Australian Museum and University of Adelaide.

    Website
    http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Description

    The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
    It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

    Website
    https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
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Updated Jan. 21, 2021
Created Jan. 1, 2006
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