Art world remembers Australia’s oldest painter, Guy Warren

Celebrating the remarkable life and legacy of painter Guy Warren, who died last week.
Image of elderly male painter in his studio. Guy Warren

In an interview, on the occasion of painter Guy Warren’s 100th birthday, he said: ‘No one warned me that at 100, I was going to be busier than ever.’

It is a sentiment Warren further shared that same year with art critic John McDonald: ‘People talk about embracing the dignity of old age. F*** the dignity of old age! I don’t want to know anything about it.’

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina