People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

7 April, 1939
Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

11 June, 1992 (aged 53)
Thirroul, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

drug overdose

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

• English

Education

• Scots School, Bathurst (NSW)
• Scots College (Bellevue Hill, Sydney)
• Julian Ashton School (Sydney)
• National Art School (Sydney)

Occupation or Descriptor

• contemporary artist
• landscape artist
• painter
• seascape artist

Awards

• Harkness fellowship
• Archibald Prize
• Sir John Sulman Prize for art
• Wynne Prize for art
• Officer of the Order of Australia

Legacies

• Brett Whiteley Studio (Surry Hills, Sydney)
• Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship (Art Gallery of NSW)

Workplaces

• Lintas Pty Ltd