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Vali Myers (2 August 1930 – 12 February 2003) was an Australian artist, dancer, bohemian and muse whose coverage by the media was mostly in 1950s and 1960s in Europe and the United States. Early life. Myers was born in Canterbury, Sydney, on 2 August 1930, to a violinist mother and marine wireless operator father.
- Australian
- 12 February 2003 (aged 72), Melbourne, Australia
Vali Myers was a unique spirit born out of time, a tightrope walker, dancer, muse and artist who lived her extraordinary life like a bright flame. Learn about her early drawings, paintings, diaries and films from 1930 to 2003, and how she inspired many people with her wild spirit and powerful creativity.
Vali Myers was a wild and free-spirited artist, dancer and bohemian who followed her animal intuition wherever it took her, across the globe. She was known for her inked face, poetry, art and dance on the Left Bank of Paris, Positano, New York and Melbourne. She died of terminal cancer at 72.
Jul 31, 2013 · A profile of Vali Myers, a ravishing, opium-addicted Australian-born dancer and artist who bewitched the bohemians, beatniks, and aristocrats of '50s Paris with her sultry, disheveled demeanor. Learn about her life, her addiction, her art, and her rediscovery by fashion designers Miuccia Prada and Marc Jacobs.
A film featuring Vali Myers in a supporting role. Available to purchase by contacting Flame Schon: flame.schon@gmail.com. The Vipers Documentary 1955, by Shinkichi Tajiri. Vali can be seen dancing at the 2.28 mark and again at 5.22. Textile artist, Diane Goldie’s kimono depicting Vali.
Learn about the life and work of Vali Myers, a self-taught Australian artist who creates drawings with ink, watercolour and gold leaf on hand-made paper. Explore her drawings of animals, mythical creatures, landscapes and more, and discover her diaries, a unique and personal expression of her vision and passion.
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Aug 22, 2022 · I’ve travelled here to Positano on the Amalfi Coast in southern Italy in search of the wild canyon and 17th-century pavilion that was the home of Vali Myers, considered by many as Australia’s ...
