Renowned Australian artist Guy Warren has passed away at the age of 103, as confirmed by the gallery representing him, King Street Gallery on William in Sydney.
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He died at 5am on Friday June 14, 2024, following a brief period in palliative care.
Warren is survived by two children, Joanna and Paul, from his marriage to the late Joy Warren, a respected potter and art teacher who passed away in 2011.
Gallery directors Robert and Randi Linnegar described Warren as “a wonderful, kind-hearted, incredibly intelligent, funny and thoughtful person and artist” in their statement
Born in Goulburn, New South Wales in 1921, Warren’s artistic journey spanned more than 80 years.
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He held over 50 solo exhibitions worldwide since 1955 and received accolades including the prestigious Archibald Prize in 1985, the Art Gallery of New South Wales Trustees’ Watercolour Award in 1979, and the Bronze Medal at the 4th International Triennial of Drawing in Poland in 1988.
He was honored with the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1999 and the Australia Medal in 2013.
Warren’s artworks are housed in collections across Australia, including all state galleries, as well as internationally in institutions such as the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, the British Museum, the National Library in Beijing, and the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, among others.
Reflecting on his father’s passion for painting, Paul Warren, a cinematographer, shared that Guy Warren was painting as recently as three weeks ago, leaving behind several unfinished works.
“He didn’t stop painting; he simply couldn’t continue due to physical limitations. He always expressed a desire for more time – another 50 years to paint and explore. His insatiable curiosity was his driving force,” Paul Warren said in an interview with ABC Arts.
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