Christopher Heathcote

Christopher Heathcote, one of Australia's foremost art critics, has written extensively on a broad range of creators - from Arthur Boyd and Edvard Munch to Virginia Woolf and Michelangelo Antonioni. An authority in twentieth-century culture, he is the author of several books including the highly acclaimed Inside the Art Market: Australia's galleries 1956-1976 , as well as A Quiet Revolution: The rise of Australian art 1946-1968 , considered the definitive account of the period. Dr Heathcote has...See more

Christopher Heathcote, one of Australia's foremost art critics, has written extensively on a broad range of creators - from Arthur Boyd and Edvard Munch to Virginia Woolf and Michelangelo Antonioni. An authority in twentieth-century culture, he is the author of several books including the highly acclaimed Inside the Art Market: Australia's galleries 1956-1976 , as well as A Quiet Revolution: The rise of Australian art 1946-1968 , considered the definitive account of the period. Dr Heathcote has also written several artist monographs, including A Quest for Enlightenment: The art of Roger Kemp and the groundbreaking Russell Drysdale: Defining the modern Australian landscape , which was published jointly by the Tarrawarra Museum of Art and Wakefield Press. He is a regular contributor to the current affairs journal Quadrant . See less