Raelene Sharp Explained

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] She has also been a finalist five times in the Shirley Hannan Portrait Prize[5] and won in 2006 with her self-portrait titled A Woman’s Lot.[6] 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.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2012/29210/ Winner: Packing Room Prize 2012
  2. Web site: Raelene Sharp Wins Packing Room Prize. ArtsHub. 14 August 2018.
  3. Web site: We're for Sydney | Daily Telegraph . Sydney-central.whereilive.com.au . 2018-08-15.
  4. Web site: Nocookies . The Australian . 2018-08-15.
  5. Web site: The Shirley Hannan National Portrait Awards . 2012-04-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321120547/http://www.begavalley.nsw.gov.au/Community/Art_Gallery/ShirleyHannan2010/finalists.htm . 2012-03-21 .
  6. Web site: Archibald Prize Archibald 2012 finalist: A strength of character by Raelene Sharp. www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. 14 August 2018.
  7. Web site: Raelene Sharp . FUSION 6 – Award Winning Australian Artists . 6 September 2021.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Raelene Sharp".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.