Imants Tillers b. 1950

  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
Widely regarded within Australia as one of the most important artists of his generation, Tillers has been represented in major international exhibitions including Documenta 7, Kassel, Germany (1982) and the 42nd Biennale of Venice (1986). In 2003 he was awarded the inaugural Beijing International Art Biennale Prize for Excellence.

Citations

  • Murray-Cree, Laura (ed) (2006), 'Twenty: Sherman Galleries 1986 – 2006’, Craftsman House, Australia, and The 20th Century Art Book (Phaidon, London, 1996).

  • Curnow, Wystan (1998), 'Imants Tillers and the 'Book of Power’, Craftsman House, G+B Art International.

  • Coulter-Smith, Graham (2002), 'The Postmodern Art of Imants Tillers: Appropriation 'en abyme’, 1971-2001’, London, UK.

  • (2000), 'The Oxford History of Western Art’, Oxford University Press.

  • James Gleeson Interview with Imants Tillers, National Gallery of Australia 1979

    http://nga.gov.au/Research/Gleeson/pdf/Tillers.pdf

  • Britton, Stephanie (ed.) 1984, A decade at the EAF: A History of the Experimental Art Foundation 1974-1984, The Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide

Initial data sources

  • Twenty: Sherman Galleries 1986 - 2006