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
relative of
Andrew Quilty
Other occupation
cousin
associate of
Nick Mitzevich
Curator
collaborator of
Richard Flanagan
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associate of
Lisa Slade
Curator
mentored by
Margaret Olley
1923
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