Vincent Fantauzzo
BIOGRAPHY
Vincent Fantauzzo completed a Master of Fine Art at RMIT University in 2005 having previously aquired a Bachelor of Fine Art (Painting) at RMIT University in 2003.
Fantauzzo has been shortlisted three times for the prestigious Archibald Prize at the AGNSW and twice won the Peoples Choice, firstly, with his amazing portrait Heath in 2008, and again in 2009 with his portrait of Brandon from the film Australia.
Fantauzzo has been finalist in many National Prizes including the Arthur Guy Award, Poimena Art Prize Tasmania, The Prometheous Art Prize the Metro 5 Prize and The Conrad Jupiter Art Award. In 2006 he was a finalist in the RIPE art Prize ( ANZ Private BANK and Art & Australia Contemporary Art Award )
Major solo exhibitions comprise the Nature of Fate Dusk Gallery, Mumbai, India The Melbourne Artfair Royal Exhibition Building Scrutiny 2008 and in 2009 Inner Conflict at Dianne Tanzer Gallery. He has exhibited numerous times at the Hong Kong Art Fair and in 2011 his collaborative multi-media installation with Baz Luhrmann was exhibited at the Sofitel on Collins, Melbourne. Fantauzzo’s works are held in the collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Myer Art Collection, Tolarno Art Collection and RMIT University.
In 2011 Vincent Fantauzzo's portrait of Chef Matt Moran from Sydney’s Aria was the winner of the Archibald Packing Room Prize.
Most recently Vincent is the winner of the 2011 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize as well as the 2011 Metro Art Award.
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ARTIST CV
ARTIST NEWS
March 21, 2012We are very proud to announce that Natasha Bieniek, Juan Ford, Vincent Fantauzzo, Reko Rennie are all finalists in the prestigious Archibald National Portrait Prize and Neil Haddon and Juan Ford are finalists in the Wynne Landscape Prize! We wish … Continue reading |
October 27, 2011Yhonnie Scarce is back home after a whirlwind trip to New York , her work was received to great acclaim and she will be exhibiting back in the USA in 2012. If you’re in Peru, Marian Drew is exhibiting new … Continue reading |
April 8, 2011Congratualations are in order for our artists who have been selected for 2011 Archibald Prize and Wynne Prize. Vincent Fantauzzo’s shortlisted work featuring Matt Moran has taken out the Packing Room Prize. Our fingers are also crossed for Natasha Bieniek’s … Continue reading |
March 18, 2011More congratulations in order this week! First off, work by Reko Rennie and Yhonnie Scarce can be seen in the Victorian Indigenous Art Award finalist exhibition at Fortyfive Downstairs until April 2. We are very proud of Reko and Yhonnie … Continue reading |
