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The year 1985 in art involved some significant events.

Events

• Charles Saatchi's collection opens to the public arousing interest in Neo-expressionism

Awards

• Archibald Prize: Guy Warren - Flugelman with Wingman
• Turner Prize - Howard Hodgkin

Shortlisted were: Terry Atkinson, Tony Cragg, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Milena Kalinovska and John Walker.

Works

• Wayne Thiebaud - Sunset Streets
• Sally Robinson - Kakadu, Australian, Screen Print

Births

Deaths

• March 28 - Marc Chagall, painter (b. 1887)
• May 12 - Jean Dubuffet, painter and sculptor
• September 28 - André Kertész, photographer
• Richard Amsel, graphic artist
• Grace Albee, printmaker (b. 1890)