Van Thanh Rudd Explained
Van Thanh Rudd (born 1973),[1] also known as Van Nishing,[2] is an Australian artist and politician.
Personal life
Rudd was born in Nambour, Queensland,[3] to Vietnam veteran Malcolm Rudd and Tuoi. Rudd is the nephew of former Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd.[4]
Rudd resides in Footscray, Melbourne.[5]
Career
Artwork
In 2009, Rudd made an artwork critical of Connex Melbourne's parent company Veolia Environnement, which had won a contract to construct a light rail link from Jerusalem to Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The artwork was displayed at Platform Artists Group's public gallery, adjacent to Flinders Street station, a major railway station in Melbourne.[6]
Rudd won the 2017 Crichton Award for his illustrations in Maxine Beneba Clarke's The Patchwork Bike.[7]
In January 2020 Rudd was arrested when painting his mural of Nelligen RFS volunteer Paul Parker.[8]
Anti-racism protest
On Australia Day 2010, Rudd and an associate were arrested and fined $200 for "inciting a riot".[9]
Relationship with Kevin Rudd
In a 2010 interview on 3AW, Kevin Rudd told Neil Mitchell that he was not a fan of his nephew's political views but supported the notion of free speech in Australia. Rudd was the subject of an episode of ABC program Australian Story, broadcast in August 2010, which reported his uncle had been invited to appear, but declined.[10]
Political career
Rudd contested the seat of Lalor for the House of Representatives in the 2010 federal election against Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard on behalf of the unregistered Revolutionary Socialist Party.[11] He garnered a total of 516 votes, which was 0.5% of the vote. Rudd claimed on an ABC radio interview his reason for running in the election was that the appointment of Gillard as PM marked "a more conservative path for Labor" and that she was "influenced by the mining magnates... [and] the conservative unions".[12] [13] [14]
Rudd was the Victorian Socialists candidate for the seat of St Albans at the 2022 Victorian state election.[15]
See also
- Victorian College of the Arts Alumni
- RMIT alumni
- Griffith University alumni
External links
Notes and References
- http://artabase.net/artist/663-van-thanh-rudd Van Thanh Rudd
- Web site: The Artist Behind Melbourne's "Tell The PM To Get Fucked" Mural Got Arrested. 2020-01-07. Pedestrian TV. en-US. 2020-02-16.
- Brushing up on Rudd's politics The Age, 11 June 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- Web site: Lucy . Battersby . 23 May 2008 . Rudd nephew's artwork rejected . The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax . 7 May 2009.
- http://www.multiculturalarts.com.au/events2007/vanrudd.shtml Van Thanh Rudd: The Carriers, Local Terrain - Visual Arts (kultour)
- Web site: Reid . Sexton . Rudd's nephew clashes with Connex . 8 March 2009 . The Age . Fairfax . 7 May 2009 . 10 May 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090510131737/http://www.theage.com.au/national/rudds-nephew-clashes-with-connex-20090307-8ryp.html . live .
- News: Claire Zorn's grief-and-surfing story wins children's book of the year award. Convery. Stephanie. 2017-08-17. The Guardian. 2017-08-18. Harmon. Steph. en-GB. 0261-3077. 16 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190816192029/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/18/claire-zorns-grief-and-surfing-story-wins-childrens-book-of-the-year-award. live.
- Web site: The Artist Behind Melbourne's "Tell The PM To Get Fucked" Mural Got Arrested. 2020-01-07. Pedestrian TV. en-US. 2020-02-16.
- Web site: 26 January 2010 . Rudd's nephew fined for 'inciting riot' . ABC News . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 26 June 2010 . 16 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716051936/https://www.abc.net.au/news . live .
- Web site: 26 January 2010 . Kevin Rudd speaks about Van Rudd . Neil Mitchell . 3AW . 6 March 2010 . 7 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100207110313/http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-generic-blog/kevin-rudd-speaks-about-van-rudd/20100126-mvl3.html . live .
- Web site: Lalor - 2010 Federal Election - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2020-02-16. 16 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240716051936/https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections. live.
- Web site: Rudd's nephew attacks Gillard . ABC News . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 25 June 2010 . 26 June 2010 . 27 June 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100627120504/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/25/2937225.htm . live .
- Web site: Kevin Rudd's wild nephew takes on Julia Gillard for seat of Lalor. Lill. Jasmin. 13 August 2010. The Courier-Mail. News limited . 16 August 2010.
- Web site: House of Representatives, VIC Division - Lalor. 6 September 2010. Australian Electoral Commission. Commonwealth of Australia. 7 September 2010.
- Web site: St Albans Van Thanh Rudd . 8 October 2023 . 16 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716051936/https://victoriansocialists.org.au/candidates/van-thanh-rudd . live .