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Artists

Confirmed thus far: Del Kathryn Barton, David Griggs, Nicholas Harding, Alan Jones, Robert Klippel, Euan Macleod, Amanda Marburg, James Powditch, Ben Quilty with one more to be confirmed.

Photos of all artworks will be online before the event.

Del Kathryn Barton

Del Kathryn Barton was born in 1972 and studied at the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales in Sydney. In 2005 Del was deemed ‘One to watch’ by Vogue Arts, Australian Vogue and since 1995 has participated in a range of solo and group exhibitions. Del's work is distinguished by its technical skill and its vibrant, figurative imagery. Her drawings and paintings encapsulate the exciting crossovers between traditional techniques and contemporary design and illustration. In 2007, Del was an Archibald finalist for her portrait of Vasili Kaliman. In 2008 Del was awarded the Archibald Prize for her portrait titled ‘You are what is most beautiful about me, a self portrait with Kell and Arella’.

Nicholas Harding

Nicholas Harding was an Archibald finalist every year from 1994-2009. He won it in 2001 with a painting of actor John Bell as King Lear. He was commended in 1998 for his portrait of Margaret Olley and Highly Commended for his portrait of Bob Dickerson, ‘Bob’s Daily Swim’ which won the People’s Choice Award in 2005. Since 1981 Harding has been included in numerous group shows, including the Dobell Drawing Prize (winning in 2001), the Wynne and Sulman Prizes, the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize and the Kedumba Drawing Award (joint winner in 1994). He has exhibited in London and has had regular solo exhibitions in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. He received a Centenary Medal for Services to Australian Art in 2003, was highly commended and Peoples Choice in the 2005 Archibald prize and won the Kilgour Prize in 2006.

Nicholas has chosen Pandanus by Robert Forster as the inspiration behind his artwork.

www.nicholasharding.com.au

Euan Macleod

Euan Macleod was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1956. He attained a Diploma of Fine Arts (Painting) in 1979, and moved to Sydney in 1981. He has had over 50 solo shows in Australia and New Zealand and has taken part in numerous group exhibitions in Australia and internationally. His work is represented in many private and public collections, including Te Papa Museum, New Zealand, the National Gallery of Australia, The National Gallery of Victoria and the Metropolitan Museum, New York. He has won a number of prizes including the Archibald in 1999, the Sulman Prize in 2001 and the Blake Prize in 2006.

Euan has chosen Lighthouse by The Waifs as the inspiration behind his artwork

Amanda Marburg

Amanda Marburg was born in Melbourne in 1976. She completed a Bachelor of Fine Art (Painting at the Victorian College of the Arts in 1999 and an Associate Diploma of Visual Art (Painting) at the Western Metropolitan College of TAFE in Melbourne in 1996. Amanda has participated in numerous solo exhibitions, collaborations and group exhibitions since 2000. She has also won awards such as Art & Australia’s ANZ Private Bank Emerging Artist Program in 2005, the Roger Kemp Memorial Award in 1999 and Five in 2001 from the Span Gallery, Melbourne.

Amanda has chosen Goodtown by Wagons as the inspiration behind her artwork.

James Powditch

James Powditch has held solo exhibitions since 1997 and has participated in numerous group exhibitions. James has been a past finalist in the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes, the Dobel Prize for Drawing, was selected for the ABN AMRO Emerging Artist Award in 2005 and has regularly appeared in the Salon de Refuses and Year in Art exhibitions. He was joint winner of the Blake Prize for Religious Art in 2005 and the winner of the Mosman Art Prize in 2007. His work combines elements of sculpture, assemblage, painting and architecture and is heavily influenced by cinema history.

James has chosen Under the Milky Way by The Church as the inspiration behind his artwork.

www.jamespowditch.com.au

Ben Quilty

Ben Quilty was a finalist in the 2006 Archibald Prize for his portrait of artist Adam Cullen. He was a finalist in the 2004 Archibald and Wynne Prizes and in 2005 was an Archibald finalist with his portrait of Beryl Whitely, mother of the late Brett Whitely and founder and patron of the Brett Whitely Travelling Art Scholarship, which Quilty won in 2002. He has worked full-time as an artist ever since and has shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout Australia as well as completing residencies in Hill End, Sydney, Melbourne, Paris and Barcelona.

Ben has chosen AC/DC as the inspiration behind his artwork.

www.benquilty.com

David Griggs

David Griggs completed an Advanced Diploma of Fine Arts in 1996, a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Painting) with First Class Honours in 1999 and a Master of Fine Art (Scultpure) at the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales. He has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions since 1996 both in Australia and internationally. In 1997 he received the Sir William Dobell Scholarship from the Sydney College of the Art, in 2003 the Freedman Foundation Travelling Art Scholarship for emerging artists and in 2009 participated in the Green Papaya Art Projects in the Phillipines as part of the Asialink Residency Program.

David has chosen Long Black Veil by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds as the inspiration behind his artwork.

Alan Jones

Alan completed an Advanced Diploma of Fine Arts in 1997 and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2000 from the National Art School, Sydney. He has held numerous group exhibitions since 1997 and solo exhibitions since 1999. He has held residencies at La Pommerie, St Setiers, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne and Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris. He won the Pat Corrigan Travelling Art Scholarship in 1997 and the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship in 2001 and 2004 (Highly Commended in 2001) as well as the Paddington Art Prize in 2008.

Alan has chosen Watch over me by Bernard Fanning as the inspiration behind his artwork.

www.alanjonesonline.com

Robert Klippel + TBC Bios still to come