Hazel Dooney was the first Australian artist – perhaps the first globally – to walk away from the traditional commercial gallery system in late 2004 to connect directly with the audience for her work via the internet. In 2006 she was featured on the front page of The Age newspaper’s Business section, edited by Michael Short, with the caption "Hazel Dooney says the art world will use the internet to flourish."
In December 2007, Christies London re-sold Sports Career Babe: Tennis and Sports Career Babe: Cricket, for £10,000 GBP each, equivalent to $23,130 AUD at the time.
In November 2008, despite the global financial crisis, Dangerous Career Babe: The Aviatrix was re-sold by Christies London for £14,375 GBP, equivalent to $32,775 AUD at the time.
By 2010, the artist had been featured in all major newspapers and print publications in Australia and her artwork was auctioned by Christie’s London. In 2011 Hazel was included as a case study in the university textbook Strategy, Theory and Practice (Stewart R Clegg, Christos Pitelis, Jochen Schweitzer, Andrea Whittle, pp. 269-271) published by Sage and currently in its third edition.
Hazel’s writing has been published in literary journal Griffith Review, edited by Julianne Schultz and Carody Culver; alongside Helen Garner and Robert Dessaix in The Best Australian Essays, edited by Robert Manne; Australian Financial Review; and Good Weekend Magazine excerpt in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald newspapers.
From 2012 to 2017, Hazel took a hiatus for intensive treatment to recover from trauma at a private psychiatric hospital.
In August 2017, coinciding with her return to Sydney, Career Babe: High Court Judge, 100cm x 150cm, was re-sold at auction by Menzies Art Brands for $17,182 AUD. According to Australian Art Sales Digest, the total value of Hazel’s art re-sold so far on the secondary market is $663,988 AUD. This indicates agreed value, which has occurred naturally and despite volatility.
The artist worked on a private portrait commission series from 2019 to 2021. In 2022 Hazel developed new work under the patronage of venture capitalist Mark Carnegie. From 2022 to 2024 she wrote an online column for Coagula Art Journal, founded and edited by American art critic Mat Gleason.
In October 2024 the artist advised Australia’s leading arts critic, John McDonald, on digital strategy and establishing everythingthe.com after he was fired at short notice from two major newspapers.
Hazel is currently in the early stages of launching multiple series of new artworks. Each will be available on completion (with collectors notified by email and works shown online via @hazeldooney at Instagram and @dooneyTV at YouTube) with global delivery by courier.
Please note that all artwork and writing by Hazel Dooney is protected by intellectual property laws. Copyright and licensing requests are managed by Copyright Agency.
