Vali Myers (August 2, 1930) – (February 12, 2003) was an Australian artist who specialized in fine pen and ink drawings.
Vali was born in Canterbury, Sydney. She was a flamboyant artist who divided her life between her adopted home of Melbourne, the Hotel Chelsea in New York City, and a 14th century cottage in her valley near Il Porto (Positano), Italy. She was acquainted with Tennessee Williams, Salvador Dalí, Django Reinhardt, Jean Cocteau, and Jean Genet, among many others. Vali died in Melbourne after a short battle with cancer at the age of 72.
Bibliography[]
- 1971 - Multimedia magazine Aspen no. 9, features a letter to friends Diane & Shelley from Vali, with photographs
- 1980 - Vali Myers - Drawings 1949-79
Publications about Vali[]
- 1954 - Love on the Left Bank a photo book by Ed van der Elsken. Vali Myers is shown throughout the book, along with some of her early drawings.
- 2006 - Vali Myers - A Memoir by Gianni Menichetti
- 2010 - A yet unnamed book about Vali's diaries is to be published