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Renowned Artist Brett Whiteley Receives NSW Blue Plaque

Published on: May 2022

Record: HANSARD-1323879322-124484

Renowned Artist Brett Whiteley Receives NSW Blue Plaque

Ms FELICITY WILSON (North Shore)

—Speaker, one of the state's most memorable people, an iconic local of North Shore and renowned artist Brett Whietley, is being celebrated with a NSW Blue Plaque. Brett Whiteley is one of Australia's internationally celebrated artists with many of his prized works depicting Sydney Harbour, which were created here at his home in Lavender Bay. He is represented in the collections of all the large Australian galleries, and was twice winner of the Archibald, Wynne, and Sulman prizes. This Blue Plaque will not only recognise the important contribution that Brett made to the artistic community here in Australia and abroad, but the secret garden that Wendy Whiteley created and nurtured, which is much loved by locals and visitors. Wendy's Secret Garden is an iconic part of the North Shore community Following the passing of Brett Whitely, Wendy threw herself into cleaning up and restoring the land between her home and the waterfront. After years of hard labour, Wendy turned the land into the iconic public garden it is today.