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] 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]
References
[edit]- ^ Winner: Packing Room Prize 2012, Art Gallery NSW, 2012.
- ^ ArtsHub. "Raelene Sharp Wins Packing Room Prize". Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "We're for Sydney | Daily Telegraph". Sydney-central.whereilive.com.au. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Nocookies". The Australian. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "The Shirley Hannan National Portrait Awards". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ "Archibald Prize Archibald 2012 finalist: A strength of character by Raelene Sharp". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Raelene Sharp". FUSION 6 – Award Winning Australian Artists. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Raelene Sharp on Portrait Artists Australia
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