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Roy Ananda

Roy Ananda

Australian artist and arts educator

Roy Ananda is a South Australian artist and arts educator. He is Head of Drawing at Adelaide Central School of Art.[1]

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Biography

Roy Ananda was born in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1980.[2] He has a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) from Adelaide Central School of Art[3] and a Master of Arts from the University of South Australia. Ananda was the South Australian recipient of the Qantas Foundation Art Award in 2010.[4] His work has featured in the 2012 Heysen Sculpture Biennial[5] and the 2018 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art.[6]

Portraits of Ananda by Deidre But-Husaim have been finalists in the 2011 Archibald Prize[7] and the 2011 Doug Moran Portrait Prize.[8]

Ananda was awarded the South Australian Living Artist Festival Publication in 2021.[9][10]

Ananda is married to artist Julia Robinson.[11]

Untitled, by Roy Ananda

Artistic style and subject

Ananda is known for his large-scale sculptures and drawings referencing fandom and pop culture. Slow Crawl into Infinity recreated the opening words of Star Wars as a large-scale sculpture at the Samstag Museum in 2014.[12][13]

Further reading

References

  1. [1]
    "Roy Ananda". Adelaide Central School of Art. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Roy Ananda". Design & Art Australia Online. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Graduates". Adelaide Central School of Art. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Qantas Announces Winners of Qantas Foundation Art Award". Electronic News Publishing. ENP Newswire. 22 July 2010.
  5. [5]
    McDonald, Patrick; Harris, Samela; Lloyd, Tim; Nunn, Louise (24 March 2012). "Sculptors carve a spot in biennial". The Advertiser (Adelaide). p. 53.
  6. [6]
    Nunn, Louise (10 February 2018). "Art's Slice of Life". The Advertiser (Adelaide). p. 11.
  7. [7]
    "Archibald Prize Archibald 2011 finalist: Roy Ananda (chin support) by Deidre But-Husaim". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  8. [8]
    "2011 National Portrait Prize - finalists | Moran Prizes". www.moranprizes.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  9. [9]
    Wild, Stephi. "SALA Festival Will Kick Off Beginning This Weekend". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  10. [10]
    "Wakefield Press :: Arts, Architecture and Design :: Roy Ananda".
  11. [11]
    Watts, Tim (27 July 2016). "Creative Couples: Julia Robinson and Roy Ananda". Broadsheet. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  12. [12]
    Nunn, Louise (5 July 2014). "Outre SPACE". The Advertiser (Adelaide). p. 24.
  13. [13]
    Forester, Rayleen. "Roy Ananda: Slow crawl into infinity". ArtsHub Australia.
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