Ben Quilty
| Ben Quilty | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ben Quilty 1973 Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Painting, contemporary art |
| Awards | 2014 Prudential Eye Award 2011 Archibald Prize 2009 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize |
| Website | Ben Quilty |
Ben Quilty (born 1973 in Sydney) is an Australian artist who won the 2014 Prudential Eye Award, 2011 Archibald Prize and 2009 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize.
Biography
Quilty grew up in Kenthurst in Sydney's north-west.[1] He lives and works in Robertson, New South Wales. He graduated from Oakhill College. He is a graduate of the Sydney College of the Arts at the University of Sydney.[citation needed] Quilty also graduated from the University of Western Sydney with a bachelor's degree in Visual Communication.[2]
Awards and prizes
A multiple finalist, Quilty won the Archibald Prize in 2011 for his portrait of Australian artist Margaret Olley.[3] It was his seventh entry to the prize.[4]
In 2009, he won the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Australia's most lucrative portrait prize, for a painting of Australian musician Jimmy Barnes.[5] His painting Dead (Over the Hills and Far Away) won the National Artists Self Portrait prize in 2007.[6]
Quilty was awarded a Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship in 2002.[1]
Official war artist
From 11 October until 3 November 2011, Quilty was attached to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) observing their activities in Kabul, Kandahar and Tarin Kowt. His task was to record and interpret the experiences of Australian service personnel who are deployed as part of Operation Slipper. After his return, Quilty spent six months producing work for the Australian War Memorial's National Collection. Such work is in the tradition of war artists that began in World War I with artists Arthur Streeton, George Lambert and Frederick McCubbin.[7][8] Quilty's experiences as a war artist and the work he produced as a result of it was explored in the ABC TV's Australian Story program "War Paint" screened on 3 September 2012.[9]
References
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External links
- Official website
- Video: Artscape - Ben Quilty and the Maggots
- Review of Fiji Wedding, at Das Platforms.
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| Preceded by | Archibald Prize 2011 for Margaret Olley |
Succeeded by Tim Storrier |
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