The 81-year-old artist muses on her marriage to the late Brett Whiteley,her much-loved public garden and being a feminist survivor.
Wendy Whiteley has promised $500,000 to set up an endowment fund to assist women artists at her alma mater,the National Art School.
Had Wendy Whiteley had “zillions” of grandchildren,the structure of her estate might have been very different.
The Lavender Bay waterfront home is to be sold,not kept,under the terms of Wendy Whiteley’s promised bequest,with Whiteley saying the home needs a family to love it after she is gone.
30 years ago,Brett Whiteley - one of Australia’s most brilliant,controversial artists - died in a Thirroul Beach motel room,aged 53.
30 years ago,Australian artist,Brett Whiteley died aged 53. His death brought to an abrupt end one of the most colourful and lucrative careers in Australian art history.
A new exhibition has brought together more than 40 ceramic objects showcasing the little-known talents of the celebrated Australian artist.
Seventeen sites have been selected by the public of NSW to celebrate the lives of artists,pioneers,activists and aviators.
Arthur Streeton works dominated this year’s top art sales,claiming four of the highest prices including a $3 million record.
It’s the portrait prize that stops the nation. Behind the scenes and inside the controversies of an art award so popular that you can bet on it.
From record-setting auctions to the Archibald Prize,art critic John McDonald paints a portrait of the year that was.