Ben Quilty b. 1973

  • Artist (Painter)
Although he came to public attention with his paintings of cars, Ben Quilty is best known for his deeply impacted expressionist portraits. .For four years he taught painting to mprisoned drug smugglers in Bali, and after Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were executed, honoured their memories in art.
Tags: Archibald Prize, Portraiture, Impasto, War Artist, Afghanistan, Bali
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associate of
Julius Bokor
1943
Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect), Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)

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Urls
  • https://benquilty.com/
Periods active
  • 1994 -
Tags
  • Archibald Prize
  • Portraiture
  • Impasto
  • War Artist
  • Afghanistan
  • Bali
  • Archibald Prize
Trainings
  • Bachelor of Visual Arts, - Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, NSW
  • Bachelor of Visual Communication, - University of Western Sydney, NSW
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