Early Life and Education Brett Whiteley, a luminary of Australian art, was born on April 7, 1939, in Sydney, Australia—a city that would become inextricably linked to his artistic vision. His formative years were marked by a profound engagement with the arts from a young age. He attended The Scots School in Bathurst and subsequently enrolled at The Scots College in Bellevue Hill, establishing a foundation of intellectual curiosity and…