Raelene Sharp

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I began my career as a Graphic Artist in advertising, and was an Art Room Manager for many years. I changed my career to Fine Art and now concentrate on portraiture, although do not limit myself to this alone enjoying figurative work as well as a variety of other subjects. 

I have received my share of prizes over the years that include:
  • WINNER 2012 ARCHIBALD PRIZE PACKING ROOM PRIZE
  • WINNER 2006 SHIRLEY HANNAN NATIONAL PORTRAIT PRIZE
  • Winner Australian Art Excellence Medallion Award 2003
  • Finalist in A.M.E. Bale Travel Grant 2003
  • Finalist in Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 & 2012
  • Recipient of the Victorian Artists' Society Norman Kaye Medal 2005
  • Included in Joint Exhibition of 30 artists chosen by the Portrait Artist Australia for Washington DC Exhibition 2005
  • Included in Salon International 2006 & 2012 Texas USA
  • Finalist Mortimore Prize 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010(Portrait)
  • Winner Kevin Taylor Award 2006
  • Finalist in Hidden Faces of the Archibald Exhibition 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010
  • Member of Fusion6 “About Face” Touring Portrait Exhibition 2007 – 2010
  • Fusion6/Melbourne Citymission -  Detour Exhibition 2011
  • Finalist in James Farrell Self Portrait Award – Castlemaine Art Gallery 2007
  • Finalist Black Swan Prize for Portraiture – Perth Western Australia – 2008, 2009 & 2010
Commissioned to paint:
Michael Robertson AO by Scotch College Melbourne
Professor Fred Mendelsohn by The Florey Neuroscience Institute Melbourne University
Deborah Siefert by the Melbourne University College Melbourne University
Professor Ruth Bishop AO by Melbourne University, Ann Charlesworth by Westbourne Grammar School, David Crawford AO by Scotch College Melbourne
Various private and corporate portrait commissions.

Archibald Entries:
2006 Jennifer Kyete (Channel Seven Newsreader), 2007 Iain Hewitson, (Celebrity Cook),
2008 Mark Mitchell (Entertainer) 2009 Ben Mendelsohn (Actor).
2010 Wirginia Maixner & Alison Wray (Neurosurgeons Royal Children’s Hospital (Melbourne) Separated Krishner & Trishner co-joined twins. 2012 John Wood (Actor)
2013 Raelene Boyle (Olympic Athlete)

Please feel free to visit my web pages at: www.raelenesharp.com or www.raelenesharparttuition.com