Ben Quilty
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Ben Quilty is an Australian artist who won the 2011 Archibald Prize
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in Sydney's north-west. He lives and works in Robertson, New South Wales
. He is a graduate of the Sydney College of the Arts
at the University of Sydney
. Quilty also graduated from the University of Western Sydney
with a Bachelor's degree in Visual Communication
in 2011 for his portrait of Australian artist Margaret Olley
. It was his seventh entry to the prize.
In 2009, he won the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
, Australia's most lucrative portrait prize, for a painting of Australian musician Jimmy Barnes
. His painting Dead (Over the Hills and Far Away) won the National Artists Self Portrait prize in 2007.
Quilty was awarded a Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship
in 2002.
Archibald Prize
The Archibald Prize is regarded as the most important portraiture prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after a bequest from J. F. Archibald, the editor of The Bulletin who died in 1919...
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Biography
Quilty grew up in KenthurstKenthurst, New South Wales
Kenthurst is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kenthurst is located 39 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire and part of the Hills District region....
in Sydney's north-west. He lives and works in Robertson, New South Wales
Robertson, New South Wales
Robertson is a small town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. The town is located on the edge of an elevated plateau about 35 km from the coast. At the 2006 census, Robertson had a population of 1,206 people.Robertson is known for its high annual...
. He is a graduate of the Sydney College of the Arts
Sydney College of the Arts
The Sydney College of the Arts in Rozelle, Sydney, Australia is the visual arts faculty of the University of Sydney. It is housed in the Kirkbride complex, a cluster of sandstone buildings designed by James Barnet, the government architect in the late 19th century...
at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
. Quilty also graduated from the University of Western Sydney
University of Western Sydney
The University of Western Sydney, also known as UWS, is a multi-campus university in the Greater Western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
with a Bachelor's degree in Visual Communication
Awards and prizes
A multiple finalist, Quilty won the Archibald PrizeArchibald Prize
The Archibald Prize is regarded as the most important portraiture prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after a bequest from J. F. Archibald, the editor of The Bulletin who died in 1919...
in 2011 for his portrait of Australian artist Margaret Olley
Margaret Olley
Margaret Hannah Olley AC was an Australian painter. She was the subject of more than 90 solo exhibitions.Margaret Olley was born in Lismore, New South Wales. She attended Somerville House in Brisbane during her high school years...
. It was his seventh entry to the prize.
In 2009, he won the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
The Doug Moran National Portrait Prize is an annual Australian portrait prize founded by Doug Moran in 1988, the year of Australia's Bicentenary. It is the richest portrait prize in the world with A$150,000 awarded to the winner and A$10,000 awarded to the runner-up...
, Australia's most lucrative portrait prize, for a painting of Australian musician Jimmy Barnes
Jimmy Barnes
James Dixon Swan , better known as Jimmy Barnes, is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer-songwriter. His father Jim Swan was a prizefighter and his older brother John Swan is also a rock singer. It was actually John who had encouraged and taught Jim how to sing as he wasn't really interested at...
. His painting Dead (Over the Hills and Far Away) won the National Artists Self Portrait prize in 2007.
Quilty was awarded a Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship
Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship
The Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship is an Australian annual art award in honour of the painter Brett Whiteley. The scholarship is administered by the Art Gallery of New South Wales....
in 2002.