Raelene Sharp

{{for|the Australian lawyer appointed Director of Public Prosecutions in 2023|Raelene Sharp (KC)}}

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| name = Raelene Sharp

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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1957}}

| birth_place = Melbourne, Australia

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| known_for = Portrait painting

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| awards = Packing Room award (Archibald Prize, 2012)
Shirley Hannan Portrait Prize (2006)

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Raelene Sharp (born 1957 in Melbourne){{r|agnsw}} is an Australian artist who won the Packing Room award at the Archibald Prize in 2012 with her portrait of actor John Wood titled A Strength of Character.{{r|packers prize|hub|Tele}} She has also been a finalist seven times in the Shirley Hannan Portrait Prize, winning in 2006 with her self-portrait, A Woman's Lot.{{r|npg|ac mag|agnsw}} She has been a finalist in the Black Swan Portrait Prize three times and the James Farrell Self Portrait Prize. Her commissions have included Michael Robertson {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}}, Professor Fred Mendelsohn, Dr Deborah Siefert and Professor Ruth Bishop {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}}.{{r|npg}}{{cite web |title= Award Winning Australian Artists – Raelene Sharp |url=http://www.fusionsix.net/raelene-sharp.html |website=FUSION 6 |access-date=6 September 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221006042922/http://www.fusionsix.net/raelene-sharp.html |archive-date=6 October 2022}}

References

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{{cite web |title=Archibald Prize: Winner Packing Room Prize 2012 – A Strength of Character by Raelene Sharp |date=2012 |url=https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2012/29210/ |website=Art Gallery NSW |publisher=Government of New South Wales |language=en}}

{{cite magazine |title=Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award 2024 – Previous Winners and Judges |url=https://artcollector.net.au/art_prizes/shirley-hannan-national-portrait-award/ |magazine=Art Collector Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201082753/https://artcollector.net.au/art_prizes/shirley-hannan-national-portrait-award/ |archive-date=1 December 2024 |language=en-AU |url-status=live}}

{{cite news |last1=Fulton |first1=Adam |title=Sharp selection wows Archibald packers |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/sharp-selection-wows-archibald-packers-20120315-1v63j.html |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=15 March 2012 |archive-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506200908/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/sharp-selection-wows-archibald-packers-20120315-1v63j.html |language=en |url-status=live}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.artshub.com.au/au/news-article/news/arts/raelene-sharp-wins-packing-room-prize-188206|title=Raelene Sharp Wins Packing Room Prize|website=ArtsHub|date=|publisher=|access-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815131400/https://www.artshub.com.au/news-article/news/arts/raelene-sharp-wins-packing-room-prize-188206 |archive-date=15 August 2018|url-access=subscription}}

{{cite web|url=http://sydney-central.whereilive.com.au/news/story/melbourne-artists-raelene-sharp-wins-archibald-packing-room-prize/ |title=Melbourne Artist Raelene Sharp Wins Archibald Packing-room Prize |work=Daily Telegraph |via=Sydney-central: WhereILive.com.au |date= |access-date=2018-08-15}}

{{cite web |title=People: Raelene Sharp, b. 1957 |url=https://www.portrait.gov.au/people/raelene-sharp-1957 |website=National Portrait Gallery |publisher=Australian Government}}

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External links

{{Official website|http://www.raelenesharp.com}}
[http://portraitartistsaustralia.com.au/browse-portrait-artists/sharp-raelene/ Raelene Sharp] on Portrait Artists Australia

Category:1957 births

Category:Living people

Category:Australian women painters

Category:Archibald Prize Packing Room Prize winners

Category:20th-century Australian women artists

Category:20th-century Australian artists

Category:21st-century Australian women artists

Category:21st-century Australian artists