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Kevin McKay (artist)

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Kevin McKay
OccupationArtist (painter)
SpouseElizabeth (Liz) Sukumaran

Kevin McKay (born 1966) is a self-taught Australian artist whose skills attracted a great deal of early attention.

McKay won his first major art prize when he was just 15 - the prize was presented by artist Clifton Pugh. In 1985, at age 19, he won the International Youth Art Prize for his naïve work "A New Beginning", a modern interpretation of Noah's Ark. The prize was presented by Prime Minister Bob Hawke, who was so impressed with the work that he used it for the Hawke family Christmas cards.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Loving his work – community worker sticks with painting". TAFE NSW. 27 August 2002. Archived from the original on 7 February 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2008.