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Ben Quilty b. 1973

  • Artist (Painter)
Although he came to public attention with his paintings of cars, Ben Quilty is best known for his deeply impacted expressionist portraits. .For four years he taught painting to mprisoned drug smugglers in Bali, and after Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were executed, honoured their memories in art.
Tags: Archibald Prize, Portraiture, Impasto, War Artist, Afghanistan, Bali
  • Biographical Data b. 1973 Sydney, NSW
  • Biography 1 biography
  • Associates 5 people
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  • Exhibitions
  • Collections 24 collections
  • Recognitions 2 recognitions
  • References
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Description

    The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
    It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

    Website
    https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
    Description

    The Art Gallery of South Australia was founded in 1881. It is located at the heart of Adelaide’s cultural boulevard, North Terrace, between the South Australian Museum and University of Adelaide.

    Website
    http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT
  • Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, NSW
  • Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC
  • Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Burnie, TAS
    Website
    http://www.burniearts.net/Art-Gallery
  • Dubbo Regional Art Gallery, Dubbo, NSW
  • Goulburn Art Gallery, New South Wales
  • Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, NSW
    Website
    https://goulburnregionalartgallery.com.au/
  • Ipswich Art Gallery, Ipswich, QLD
    Website
    http://www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/
  • Kedumba Collection, Wentworth Falls, NSW
  • Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (Powerhouse Museum), Sydney, NSW
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW
  • Macquarie Bank, Australia
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
    Description
    Website
    http://cs.nga.gov.au/Default.cfm
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
  • Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
  • New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW
    Description

    New England Regional Museum (NERAM), Armidale NSW established in 1983. Home of The Howard Hinton Collection, The Chandler Coventry Collection, The NERAM Collection, The Armidale City Collection.

  • Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra, ACT
    Website
    http://www.sinemacpherson.com/pages/home/four_day_forecast/
  • QAGOMA, Southbank, QLD
    Description

    After the Queensland Art Gallery (established in 1895 but in its current premises since 1982) expanded its modern collection and exhibitions into a new building, the Gallery of Modern Art, in 2006, the institution renamed itself as Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art, or QAGOMA.

    Website
    https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/
  • Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD
  • Shepparton Art Museum, Shepparton, VIC
    Description

    Australia’s leading contemporary and historic ceramics collection. Ceramics since 1970.

    2011 – Shepparton Art Gallery rebranded Shepparton Art Museum. (SAM)
    SAM Collection focus is Australian ceramics and contemporary Australian art.
    International and contemporary Indigenous Australian ceramics acquired via the Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramics Award and Indigenous Ceramic Art Award, respectively.

    Website
    http://www.sheppartonartmuseum.com.au/
  • TarraWarra Museum of Art, Yarra Valley, Vic.
  • University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane, QLD
    Website
    https://www.artmuseum.uq.edu.au/
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