In 1997 for the first time, the talents of six members of the Boyd family was shown (at one time) in the idyllic setting of Galeria Aniela Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park in the Kangaroo Valley. The Best of Boyd family exhibition included Arthur Boyd, brothers David Boyd and Guy and Guy's daughter Lenore Boyd, also, Arthur's son Jamie Boyd and niece Tessa Perceval daughter of John Perceval & Mary Boyd (Arthur's sister). The exhibition of 80 paintings and 40 bronze sculpture was widely canvas by the media including the front page of the Sydney Morning Herald,  ABC TV Australian National News | May 1997,  ABC TV Sunday Afternoon | June 1997; ABC TV Snap-Shot

The exhibition was open by Cameron O'Reilly, Deputy Chairman  National Gallery of Victoria.

Galeria Aniela is located just 2 hours South of Sydney in breathtaking Kangaroo Valley. Galeria Aniela is an attraction in itself, a stunning two storey architect designed house, crafted from cool mud bricks and warm timbers with breathtaking mountains views on 3 hectares of Sculpture Park.

For the first time, the talents of six members of the Boyd's family is shown at one time in the idyllic setting of Galeria Aniela Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park in breathtaking Kangaroo Valley south of Sydney. The Best of Boyd family exhibition included Arthur Boyd, brothers  David Boyd and Guy, Guy's daughter Lenore Boyd,  Arthur's son Jamie Boyd and niece Tessa Perceval (B.1947-), a daughter of John Perceval and Mary Boyd (Arthur's sister).

The exhibition was opened by Cameron O'Reilly Deputy Chairman  National Gallery of Victoria.

Artist: Arthur Boyd (1920-1999)
Title: Nude Unveiled  ENLARGE
Medium: Oil, collage on paper
Image Size: 55.5 x 65.5cm
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Arthur Boyd (1920- 1999)
Red Rock Magic Flute series
Oil on canvas
147 x 154.5cm
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Yvonne, Arthur Boyd & Aniela - Best of BOYD exhibition at Galeria Aniela

The Clan gathers for all-Boyd show....  "This is perfect said Arthur Boyd, I think we had better make a habit of it. Where better, then, to exhibit for the first time six Boyd's all under the one roof?  80 paintings and 40 bronze sculptures from members of the distinguished family opens in Galeria Aniela in Kangaroo Valley not far from the Boyd Shoalhaven home Bundanon, which Arthur Boyd and his wife Yvonne donated to the nation in 1993" - by Angela Bennie Arts Writer, the front page of The Sydney Morning Herald, the full report page 3 Saturday, May 17, 1997. 

• Dreaming Bridegroom sold for $957,000 (May 2000)

• Mourning Bride sold for $833,000

• Bride Walking in a Creek  sold for $703,000

• Tate acquired first Arthur Boyd Bride at £250,000

Arthur Boyd (1920-1999) with Aniela in preparation for Arthur's grand son Alexander Boyd concert at Galeria Aniela on one of Arthur Boyd many visits.

Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd AC OBE (Born July 24, 1920 – April 24, 1999) born at Murrumbeena, Victoria, was a member of the prominent Boyd artistic dynasty in Australia, with many relatives being painters, sculptors, architects or other arts professionals. He had no formal training in painting and drawing however he studied with his grandfather Arthur Merric Boyd, the New Zealand born landscape painter. His sister Mary Boyd married John Perceval, and then Sidney Nolan. His wife Yvonne Boyd née Lennie, and daughter Polly are also painters.

Arthur Merric Bloomfield  Boyd  is represented in all Australian state galleries. Boyd is best known for his experimental and sometimes complex painting of figures and impressionist, pastoral landscapes. His early paintings were portraits and of Port Phillip Bay created while he was an adolescent, living in the suburbs of Melbourne.

He moved to the inner city where he was influenced by his contact with European refugees. Reflecting this move in the late 1930s, his work moved into a distinct period of depictions of fanciful characters in urban settings. He produced several series of works, including a collection of 15 biblical paintings based on the teaching of his mother, Doris Boyd née Gough. Later he produced a tempera series about large areas of sky and land, called the Wimmera series. In the 1940s he was a member of the Angry Penguins artistic and literary group. His best-known work is perhaps his Half caste bride series in the 1950s, which he did based on his experiences of having direct contact with Aborigines in Alice Springs in 1951.

He represented Australia with Arthur Streeton at the Venice Biennale in 1958. He joined the Antipodeans Group in the Whitechapel gallery. Avoiding the social issues raised in works such as Half Cast Child and feeling drawn to European styles of painting, Boyd moved permanently to Hampstead, London in 1960. The same year he held his first London exhibition. While here, Boyd entered another distinct period with his works themed around the idea of metamorphasis.

He started another well known series of works, Nebuchadnezzar is 1966. This series was a statement of the human condition and is often considered to be his most beautiful. He returned to Australia in 1971, as one of Australia's most highly regarded artists. In 1975 Arthur Boyd presented several thousand works to the National Gallery of Australia. In 1978 he bought properties and settled permanently at Bundanon on the Shoalhaven River, which he donated to the people of Australia in 1993. His creations now focused on the primevial natural settings found in the Australian bush and in later years explored the interplay between human land use and natural wilderness. Boyd was enthralled by his position near the river and by the scale and moods of the valley landscape. In 1975 he presented several thousand works to the National Gallery of Australia.

In 1979, he was honoured with the Order of Australia. He represented Australia at the Venice Biennale again in May 2000, and is painting Dreaming Bridegroom I (1957) sold for $957,000. Another painting of the Bride series, Mourning Bride I (1958) has sold for $833,000 from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia