Frank Watters b. 1934

  • Curator
Frank Watters was one of the most influential figures in Australian art in the second half of the 20th century. From 1964-2018 he, along with Geoffrey and Alex Legge ran Sydney’s Watters Gallery. Watters was a founder member of Australian Commercial Galleries Association & one of the first gallery managers to practice droit de suite for their artists before it became law in 2009. His archive is in the Art Gallery of NSW.
Tags: Contemporary Art, patron, mentor
collaborator of
Geoffrey Legge
Curator
associate of
Vivienne Binns
1940
Artist (Installation Artist), Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Painter)
associate of
David Aspden
1934
Artist (Painter)
associate of
James Clifford
1934
Artist (Painter), Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
associate of
Aleks Danko
1934
Artist (Installation Artist), Artist (Performance Artist), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Richard Larter
1934
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Performance Artist), Artist (Photographer)
friend of
Pat Larter
1934
Artist (Painter), Artist (Performance Artist), Artist (Screen Artist), Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
associate of
Robert Parr
1934
Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Jon Michael Plapp
1934
Artist (Painter)
Dealer
associate of
Peter Poulet
1934
Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Ken Searle
1934
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
friend of
Daniel Thomas
1934
Curator
friend of
Tony Tuckson
1934
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman), Curator
friend of
Margaret Tuckson
1934
Artist (Ceramist), Curator
associate of
Vicki Varvaressos
1934
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
sibling of
Max Watters
1934
Artist
associate of
Ken Whisson
1934
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)