Euan MacLeod (b. 1956), New Zealand artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1999. The Archibald Prize is regarded as the most important Portraiture prize and is the most prominent of all arts prizes in Australia. He was born in Christchurch in New Zealand and moved to Sydney in 1981. Christchurch (Ōtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 He has a Diploma of Fine Arts from Canterbury University in Christchurch. This page discusses the New Zealand university For universities in Canterbury England see the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University 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. Wynne Prize, Australian landscape painting or figure sculpture art prize
His Archibald winning painting in 1999 was called Self portrait/head like a hole. As well as pursueing 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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