William Boissevain OBE

William Boissevain enjoys a world-wide reputation as one of Australias most distinguished artists. His paintings hang in galleries and major collections throughout the world. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1978 for his services to the advancement of art.

Boissevain was born in New York in 1927. He studied at L'Academie des Beaux Arts, Paris and at the Central School of Arts and Crafts, London. he has lived in Australia since 1947.

Exhibitions

Skinner Galleries, Perth- 1964, 65, 69 and 71

Holdsworth Gallery, Sydney- 1976, 77, 81, 83, 86, 90 and 95

Earl Gallery, Geelong- 1977

Lister Gallery, Perth- 1979, 81, 83 and 84

Greenhill Galleries, Perth- 1994 and 97

Stafford Studios, Perth- 1993, 96, 98 and 2001

Wagner Gallery, Sydney- 1998, 2000

Savill Galleries, Sydney - 2001

Stafford Studios, Perth - 2002

Stafford Studios, Perth – 2004

Wagner Gallery, Sydney - 2008

Awards

Claude Hotchin Art Prize, 1959

Helena Rubenstein Prize for Portraiture, 1961

Perth Prize for Drawing International, Perth, Art Gallery of Western Australia, 1971

Order of the British Empire, 1978

Collections

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart

University of Western Australia, Perth

Murdoch University, Perth

Curtin University, Perth

Premier's Department, Perth

Bankwest, Perth

Orion Bank, London and Hong Kong

Alcoa Ltd

The Holmes a Court Collection

AMP, Perth

Burswood Management Corporation, Perth

Westfarmers Ltd, Perth

Joondalup Development Corporation, Perth

and represented in the collections of astute art lovers in many countries.