Fiona Lowry
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Fiona Lowry | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Sydney College of the Arts |
| Known for | Painting |
| Awards | Doug Moran National Portrait Prize 2008 What I Assume You Shall Assume Fleurieu Art Prize 2014 Penelope Seidler |
Fiona Lowry (born 1974) is an Australian artist who won the 2014 Archibald Prize with a portrait of Penelope Seidler.
Early life
She completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts, Honours, at the Sydney College of the Arts.
Career
Lowry was awarded the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize in 2008. The $100,000 portrait prize for her painting What I Assume You Shall Assume, was a naked self-portrait set in the Belanglo State Forest a scene of menace as the site of the backpacker murders.[1] She was the winner of the Fleurieu Art Prize in 2013 for her painting Alone With You. She was a finalist in the Archibald Prize in 2011 and 2013. She was the winner of the Archibald Prize in 2014 for her painting Penelope Seidler.[2]
Lowry is represented by Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide and Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney.
References
External links
- Fiona Lowry official website
- Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide, Australia
- Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney, Australia
- Doug Moran National Portrait Prize images
- Wilderness group exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
- Winner: Archibald Prize 2014 and image, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
- Interview: by Owen Craven, Artist Profile, Issue 26, 2014, pp. 56-64