Ben Quilty
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About
Award-winning artist and social commentator turned Instagram star with over 60,000 followers and counting. Some of his credentials include winning the 2009 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, the 2011 Archibald Prize and the 2014 Prudential Eye Award.
Before Fame
He failed year 12 of art when he was 11 after being diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. He studied visual arts in painting at the University of Sydney and graduated in 1994.
Trivia
He went on to receive an honorary doctorate of creative arts from the University of Western Sydney.
Family Life
He was born and raised in Sydney, Australia.
Associated With
He and Margaret Olley are both award-winning Australian painters.
