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Gary Shead (born 1942): artist and filmmaker who won the Archibald Prize in 1992–1993; Ben Shearer (born 1941): artist who specialises in watercolour painting of the Outback; Shen Jiawei (born 1948): Chinese Australian painter and winner of the 2006 Sir John Sulman Prize; Kathleen Shillam AM (1916–2002): English-born sculptor
The art forms include, but are not limited to, Aboriginal, Colonial, Landscape, Atelier, and Contemporary art. The visual arts in Australia have a rich and extensive history, with Aboriginal art dating back at least 30,000 years. The country has been the birthplace of many notable artists from both Western and Indigenous Australian schools.
Numerous Indigenous Australians are noted for their participation in, and contributions to, the Visual arts of Australia and abroad. Contemporary Indigenous Australian art is a national movement of international significance with work by Indigenous artists, including paintings by those from the Western Desert, achieving widespread critical acclaim.
Also: Australia: People: By occupation: People in arts occupations: Artists. Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.
This is a list of Australian street artists This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Artists such as Arthur Streeton, Frederick McCubbin and Tom Roberts applied themselves to recreating in their art a truer sense of light and colour as seen in the Australian landscape. Like the European Impressionists, they painted in the open air. These artists found inspiration in the unique light and colour which characterises the Australian ...
The Beatles scored 26 number-one hits in Australia, more than any other artist. Elvis Presley holds the record for the most number-one songs by a male solo artist with 12. Taylor Swift holds the record for the most number-one songs by a female artist with 12. Kylie Minogue holds the record for the most number-one songs by an Australian artist.
B. Andrew Baines; Jimmy Baker (Australian artist) Maringka Baker; Winnie Bamara; Marty Baptist; Jeremy Barrett (artist) Charles Basing; Marcus Beilby; Jason Benjamin