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
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Name
Mike Parr
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Performance Artist)
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Screen Artist)
Tags:
Performance art
Conceptual art
Body
Birth date
1945
Active Period
  • 1970-
Residence
  • Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Twenty: Sherman Galleries 1986 - 2006

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Related collections
  • The Michael Buxton Contemporary Australian Art Collection, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • The Vizard Foundation, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Parliament House, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, Mornington Peninsula, VIC (collected in)
  • University of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Monash University, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • First National Bank, Chicago, USA (collected in)
  • Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, USA (collected in)
  • Chartwell Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, New Zealand (collected in)
  • The University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery (collected in)
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • The Michael Buxton Contemporary Australian Art Collection (collected in)
  • The Vizard Foundation, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Parliament House, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, Mornington Peninsula, VIC (collected in)
  • University of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Monash University, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • First National Bank, Chicago, USA (collected in)
  • Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, USA (collected in)
  • Chartwell Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, New Zealand (collected in)
  • The University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery (collected in)
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)