Raelene Sharp
Raelene Sharp (born 1957 in Melbourne)[1] is an Australian artist who won the Packing Room award at the Archibald Prize in 2012 with her portrait of actor John Wood titled A Strength of Character.[2][3][4][5]
Sharp also has been a finalist five times in the Shirley Hannan Portrait Prize[6] and won in 2006 with her self-portrait titled A Woman’s Lot. She has been a finalist in the Black Swan Portrait Prize three times and the James Farrell Self Portrait Prize. Her commissions have included Michael Robertson AO, Professor Fred Mendelsohn, Dr Deborah Siefert and Professor Ruth Bishop AO.
References
- ↑ Winner: Packing Room Prize 2012, Art Gallery NSW, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2012/29210/
- ↑ http://www.artshub.com.au/au/news-article/news/arts/raelene-sharp-wins-packing-room-prize-188206
- ↑ http://sydney-central.whereilive.com.au/news/story/melbourne-artists-raelene-sharp-wins-archibald-packing-room-prize/
- ↑ http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/archibald-packers-prize-goes-to-raelene-sharps-john-wood/story-fn9d3avm-1226300195122
- ↑ http://www.begavalley.nsw.gov.au/community/art_gallery/ShirleyHannan2010/finalists.htm
External links
- Official website
- http://www.boathousegallery.com.au/raelene_sharp.html
- http://portraitartistsaustralia.com.au/browse-portrait-artists/sharp-raelene/
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