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
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Related collections
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)