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Bill Leak b. 1956

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Leak began his career with art lessons, briefly attending the Julian Ashton School, Sydney. In 1982, he began cartooning, working for the Bulletin, then the Sydney Morning Herald and News Ltd. He was a multiple entrant to the Archibald Portrait Prize and won multiple awards (Walkley, Stanley Award) for his illustrations and cartoons. He also published a novel and books of his cartoons.
Tags: painter, illustrator, editorial cartoonist, portrait artist, novelist
  • Biographical Data b. 1956 Adelaide, South Australia
  • Biography 1 biography
  • Associates 7 people
  • Groups 1 group
  • Works 1 work
  • Exhibitions 6 exhibitions
  • Collections 4 collections
  • Recognitions 2 recognitions
  • References 7 references
  • National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT
    Website
    https://www.nla.gov.au/
    Note

    The Big Picture. with apologies to Tom Roberts, 1997, watercolour with ink detail overlay on clear plastic, pub. Weekend Australian 25-26 January 1997, PIC R11524 LOC 3728.

  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
    Note

    Mainly coloured ink on transparent plastic and photocopies.

  • 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/
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Updated May 10, 2017
Created Jan. 1, 1996
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