Roy Ananda Explained

Roy Ananda
Birth Name:	Roy Ananda
Birth Place:	South Australia
Nationality:	Australian
Field:	Sculpture, Drawing
Training:	Adelaide Central School of Art, University of South Australia
Awards:	Qantas Foundation Art Award (SA) 2010, South Australian Living Artists Festival Publication 2021

Roy Ananda is a South Australian artist and arts educator. He is Head of Drawing at Adelaide Central School of Art.^[1]

Biography

Roy Ananda was born in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1980.^[2] He has a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) from Adelaide Central School of Art^[3] and a Master of Arts from the University of South Australia. Ananda was the South Australian recipient of the Qantas Foundation Art Award in 2010.^[4] His work has featured in the 2012 Heysen Sculpture Biennial^[5] and the 2018 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art.^[6]

Portraits of Ananda by Deidre But-Husaim have been finalists in the 2011 Archibald Prize^[7] and the 2011 Doug Moran Portrait Prize.^[8]

Ananda was awarded the South Australian Living Artist Festival Publication in 2021.^{[9] [10]}

Ananda is married to artist Julia Robinson.^[11]

Artistic style and subject

Ananda is known for his large-scale sculptures and drawings referencing fandom and pop culture. Slow Crawl into Infinity recreated the opening words of Star Wars as a large-scale sculpture at the Samstag Museum in 2014.^{[12] [13]}

Further reading

• Purvis, Andrew, Klavins, Bernadette, Williams, Sean. Roy Ananda. Wakefield Press, 2021
• Ananda, Roy (2017). How to write a fan letter: The generative potential of pop-culture fandom in contemporary visual art practice. Master's Thesis, University of South Australia.
• McKenzie, Jenna. Roy Ananda: How to write a fan letter. Artlink, Vol. 36, No. 4, Dec 2016: 56-59.
• Sliuzas, Adele. Roy Ananda: The Devourer Sandra Uray-Kennett: A knights tour through a rent in the wall. Artlink, Vol. 33, No. 3, Sep 2013: 91.

External links

• Entry in Design and Art Australia Online
• Lecturer profile
• Roy Ananda - CACSA Contemporary 2010: The New New
• Roy Ananda - Thin walls between dimensions
• SALA 2017 - Roy Ananda vs Monte Masi Pecha Kucha Battle
• Spend some time with…Roy Ananda

Notes and References

1. Web site: Roy Ananda . Adelaide Central School of Art . 2 November 2018 . en . 13 September 2018.
2. Web site: Roy Ananda . Design & Art Australia Online . 1 November 2018.
3. Web site: Graduates . Adelaide Central School of Art . 1 November 2018 . en . 13 September 2018.
4. News: Qantas Announces Winners of Qantas Foundation Art Award . Electronic News Publishing . ENP Newswire . 22 July 2010.
5. News: McDonald . Patrick . Harris . Samela . Lloyd . Tim . Nunn . Louise . Sculptors carve a spot in biennial . The Advertiser (Adelaide) . 24 March 2012 . 53.
6. News: Nunn . Louise . Art's Slice of Life . The Advertiser (Adelaide) . 10 February 2018 . 11.
7. Web site: Archibald Prize Archibald 2011 finalist: Roy Ananda (chin support) by Deidre But-Husaim . www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au . 1 November 2018.
8. Web site: 2011 National Portrait Prize - finalists Moran Prizes . www.moranprizes.com.au . 1 November 2018 . en.
9. Web site: Wild . Stephi . SALA Festival Will Kick Off Beginning This Weekend . BroadwayWorld.com . 6 August 2021 . en.
10. Web site: Wakefield Press :: Arts, Architecture and Design :: Roy Ananda .
11. Web site: Watts . Tim . Creative Couples: Julia Robinson and Roy Ananda . Broadsheet . 1 November 2018 . en . 27 July 2016.
12. News: Nunn . Louise . Outre SPACE . The Advertiser (Adelaide) . 5 July 2014 . 24.
13. Web site: Forester . Rayleen . Roy Ananda: Slow crawl into infinity . ArtsHub Australia.