Roy Ananda
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Roy Ananda | |
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| Born | Roy Ananda 1980 (age 43–44) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Adelaide Central School of Art, University of South Australia |
| Known for | Sculpture, Drawing |
| Awards | Qantas Foundation Art Award (SA) 2010, South Australian Living Artists Festival Publication 2021 |
Roy Ananda is a South Australian artist and arts educator. He is Head of Drawing at Adelaide Central School of Art.[1]
Biography
[edit]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]
Artistic style and subject
[edit]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
[edit]- Purvis, Andrew, Klavins, Bernadette, Williams, Sean. Roy Ananda. Wakefield Press, 2021
- Ananda, Roy (2017). How to write a fan letter: The generative potential of pop-culture fandom in contemporary visual art practice. Master's Thesis, University of South Australia.
- McKenzie, Jenna. Roy Ananda: How to write a fan letter. Artlink, Vol. 36, No. 4, Dec 2016: 56-59.
- Sliuzas, Adele. Roy Ananda: The Devourer Sandra Uray-Kennett: A knights tour through a rent in the wall. Artlink, Vol. 33, No. 3, Sep 2013: 91.
References
[edit]- ^ "Roy Ananda". Adelaide Central School of Art. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Roy Ananda". Design & Art Australia Online. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Graduates". Adelaide Central School of Art. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Qantas Announces Winners of Qantas Foundation Art Award". Electronic News Publishing. ENP Newswire. 22 July 2010.
- ^ McDonald, Patrick; Harris, Samela; Lloyd, Tim; Nunn, Louise (24 March 2012). "Sculptors carve a spot in biennial". The Advertiser (Adelaide). p. 53.
- ^ Nunn, Louise (10 February 2018). "Art's Slice of Life". The Advertiser (Adelaide). p. 11.
- ^ "Archibald Prize Archibald 2011 finalist: Roy Ananda (chin support) by Deidre But-Husaim". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "2011 National Portrait Prize - finalists | Moran Prizes". www.moranprizes.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Wild, Stephi. "SALA Festival Will Kick Off Beginning This Weekend". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Wakefield Press :: Arts, Architecture and Design :: Roy Ananda".
- ^ Watts, Tim (27 July 2016). "Creative Couples: Julia Robinson and Roy Ananda". Broadsheet. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Nunn, Louise (5 July 2014). "Outre SPACE". The Advertiser (Adelaide). p. 24.
- ^ Forester, Rayleen. "Roy Ananda: Slow crawl into infinity". ArtsHub Australia.
