Euan MacLeod
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| Euan MacLeod | |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Field | Painting |
| Training | Canterbury University in Christchurch |
| Awards | Archibald Prize 1999 Self portrait/head like a hole |
Euan MacLeod (born 1956), New Zealand artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1999. He was born in Christchurch in New Zealand and moved to Sydney in 1981. He has a Diploma of Fine Arts from Canterbury University in Christchurch. Has been in many group and solo exhibitions in Australia.
He was a finalist in the Sulman Prize in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 before he won the Sulman prize in 2001, with the painting titled Exquisite Corpse with Fire
He was a finalist in the Wynne Prize in 1998, 1999 and 2003.
His Archibald winning painting in 1999 was called Self portrait/head like a hole.
As well as pursuing his art he is currently also teaching painting at the National Art School in Sydney.
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| Preceded by Lewis Miller |
Archibald Prize 1999 for Self portrait/head like a hole |
Succeeded by Adam Cullen |
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