artsConnect
is a commercial concern based in Sydney, New South Wales,
Australia which, for a fee provide a profile of an artist,
with a statement by them, examples of their work and a link
to their Web site. Artists are listed in 35 categories including
aboriginal artists, animators, cartoonists, ceramic artists,
digital artists, fashion designers, glass artists, graphic
designers, illustrators, jewellery designers, mosaic artists,
painters, photographers, printmakers, sculptors, and textile
artists.
Compiled
by the DAAO based in at the College of Fine Arts in Paddiington,
New South Wales. DAAO currently [2010] contains data on
approximately 8,000 artists and designers who have worked,
or are working, in all fields, media and periods in Australia.
Compiled
by the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. The database
currently [2010] provides basic biographical information
on some 15,000 artists from Australia, Papua New Guinea
and Aotearoa New Zealand who have created prints. An invaluable
source on artists working in all media and periods in Australia,
New Zealand and the South Pacific region.