About

Australian painter renowned for his portrait work, Vincent Fantauzzo has worked and exhibited worldwide with shows in India, Vietnam, New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Australia. Born in 1977 in the UK, as a child he moved to Melbourne with his family. Vincent graduated from RMIT (Melbourne) with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, and then moved on to complete his Masters of Fine Arts at RMIT University.

Vincent often paints figures in the pictorial space and draws upon techniques used in other mediums such as photography and film to create a narrative. Through the use of contrasting elements of light and dark, shadows and colours, he creates depth in his images and heightens the realism and theatrical effect.

In 2008 Vincent’s entry into the Archibald Portrait Prize of the late Heath Ledger won him the runner-up and the People’s Choice award. In 2009 his entry of the child actor Brandon Walters in Baz Luhrmann’s epic ‘Australia’ again won him the People’s Choice award.

More recently, Vincent won the Archibald Prize Packing Room Prize and the Doug Moran Portrait Prize and was a finalist for the Metro Art Award. Last year Vincent completed a 30 day painting marathon in New York City which saw him produce 30 portraits in 30 days. He began the project on September 1st and finished with an exhibition at the National Arts Club.

AWARDS & PRIZES

2011
Winner – Archibald Prize – Packer’s Room Prize
Winner – Doug Moran Portrait Prize
Winner – Metro Art Award

2010
Finalist – Sovereign Asian Art Prize
Finalist – Doug Moran Portait Prize

2009
Winner – Archibald Prize – People’s Choice Prize
Finalist – Arthur Guy Memorial Art Prize
Finalist – Eutick Memorial Still Life Award

2008
Winner – Archibald Prize – People’s Choice Prize
Melbourne Artfair, Exhibition Building, Melbourne
Finalist – Metro 5 Art Prize, Melbourne
Finalist – ABN AMRO Art Award
Finalist – Black Swan Portrait Prize, Perth

2007
Finalist – Williamstown Art Prize
Finalist – Poimena Art Prize, Tasmania
Finalist – Prometheus Art Prize
Finalist – DLAP, La Trobe University Art Award, Melbourne
Finalist ­ Savage Club Painting Prize, Melbourne

2006
Finalist – Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award
Artist in Residence – St Vincents Hospital, Melbourne
Finalist – RIPE Art Prize

2005
Artist in Residence – St Vincents Hospital, Melbourne
Finalist – Conrad Jupiters Art Award, QLD
Finalist – Whyalla Art Award

2004
Siemens Touring Exhibition, Melbourne

2003
Winner – Tolarno RMIT Partnership Prize, Melbourne
Finalist – Siemens RMIT Fine Art Scholarship, Melbourne

CHARITIES

Lucid – Official Ambassador 2012
Jeans for Genes Day 2009
Juvenile Diabetes Association
QLD Multiple Sclerosis Association

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2011
Museum of Western Australia, Light and Dark, Perth
Museum of Western Australia, Mural art project
Hong Kong International Art Fair ART HK 2011, Sovereign Art Foundation

2010
National Arts Club, New York, 30 Portraits in 30 Days NYC
Hong Kong International Art Fair ART HK 2010, Sovereign Art Foundation
Dusk Gallery, Mumbai India
Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, NSW Australia

2009
Inner Conflict, Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Melbourne
An exhibition of art works, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam
Artist Residency – Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery

2008
30 portraits in 30 days, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Hong Kong
Melbourne Art Fair
Scrutiny, Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Melbourne

2007
Dusk Gallery, Mumbai, India
Nature of Fate, Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Melbourne

2006
Jackman Gallery, Melbourne

2005
Kingston Arts Centre, Moorabbin, Melbourne
First Site Gallery, RMIT, Melbourne