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
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Cartoons 2004: Behind the lines: The year's best cartoons
Date
2005
Place
National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description
Type
Exhibition
Bringing the House Down
Date
2001
Place
National Museum of Australia/ Old Parliament House, Canberra, ACT
Description
Type
Exhibition
Australians in black & white : (the most public art)
Date
1999
Place
State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
Bringing the House Down
Date
1998
Place
National Museum of Australia / Old Parliament House, Canberra
Description
Type
Exhibition
Bringing the House Down : 12 Months of Australian Political Humour
Date
1997
Place
National Museum of Australia / Old Parliament House, Canberra, ACT
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Royal Easter Show: Art prize exhibitions 1970
Date
20 March 1970 - 31 March 1970
Place
RAS Showgrounds, Moore Park, NSW
Type
Exhibition

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