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Ben Quilty's Archibald Prize-winning Margaret Olley portrait bought by Tweed Regional Gallery
Tweed Regional Gallery's acquisition of Ben Quilty's Archibald Prize-winning portrait of beloved Australian artist Margaret Olley brings with it a sense of homecoming.
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Whiteley, Quilty among artists collected by crime syndicate
Ben Quilty’s “Australian Landscape Mazda 121 ... with Lamborghinis and Ferraris remains unknown. The attraction of a portrait of Australia’s most famous criminal, Ned Kelly, is more ...
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Archibald Prize-winning portrait of Margaret Olley finds its way home to the Tweed
Six months ago, Ben Quilty tried to hang his Archibald Prize-winning portrait of Margaret Olley on his kitchen wall, but it was making for some awkward conversations. "I wanted it back ...
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’I can now ­afford to make works that are not for sale’: Ben Quilty on making art for himself
Ben Quilty: 20 Years celebrates two decades with ... Quilty sits beneath his Archibald Prize-winning portrait of Margaret Olley. “When I showed her the painting she got very emotional, quite ...
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Ben Quilty to sell part of his personal collection for superannuation
The earliest painting in an unusual exhibition by Archibald-winning artist Ben Quilty is of a suicide bomber ... famed not just for his Archibald-winning portrait of the late Margaret Olley ...
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War artist Ben Quilty on painting children, ‘the victims of our collective adult insanity’
Ben Quilty in his studio with his Sonny series.Credit: Sahlan Hayes A series of portraits created by the acclaimed artist after the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and during the devastation of ...
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Ben Quilty
A fundraising campaign led by artist Ben Quilty has raised $4 million thanks to pledges from Atlassian billionaires Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes. It’s the portrait prize that stops the ...
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Australia’s favourite painter decorates the walls at GOMA
The pair were firm friends and Quilty’s portrait of Olley, which will be on show at GOMA, was one of the most popular Archibald Prize wins ever in 2011. Artist Ben Quilty with his subject ...
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The paint that stops the nation: Why we care about the Archibald Prize
Archibald prize winner Ben Quilty with Margaret Olly the subject of his 2010 Archibald Prize winning portrait.Credit: Edwina Pickles What’s the big deal? Love it or hate it, the Archibald is the ...
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Ben Quilty’s talents on show at London’s Saatchi Gallery
He made a portrait of the diminutive singer two days ... in October 2011 attracted critical acclaim. Raw and moving, Ben Quilty After Afghanistan opened at the National Art School, Sydney, in ...
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Ben Quilty interviewed by Margaret Throsby
Ben Quilty is an Australian painter and activist ... Ben won the 2011 Archibald Prize for his portrait of the venerated Australian painter Margaret Olley, his friend and mentor.