Born in Wellington in 1938, Gary Tricker is a self-taught painter and printmaker. He worked as a graphic artist for the Tourist, Government Printer and Education Department for 18 years before becoming a full-time printmaker in 1976. An often figurative painter, he exhibited with the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts in 1962 and 1963 and with The Group in 1970. he has twice been the recipient of Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council award.
In our database, 355 works by Gary Tricker are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1993, of which 281 (79%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $5,879 for Petone Gas Company sold by Dunbar Sloane in July 2024. This year 35 works have been offered for sale. Works by Gary Tricker are held by the Auckland Art Gallery, Christchurch Art Gallery and Suter Art Gallery.
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