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11 May 2011
RMIT alumnus takes out major portraiture prize
RMIT University alumnus Vincent Fantauzzo has won the prestigious Doug Moran Portraiture Prize for his painting of Moulin Rouge and Australia director Baz Luhrmann.
RMIT alumnus Vincent Fantauzzo's Doug Moran Portraiture Prize-winning Baz Luhrmann "Off Screen".
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The Prize, which was first awarded in 1988, is worth $150,000.
Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Margaret Gardner AO, said it was wonderful to see a talent like Mr Fantauzzo reap the benefits of an education at RMIT.
"Our students bring their talents into a community of artists and scholars and we believe they benefit from the rich practice environment, but also from our links with artists and art academies across the world," she said.
Head of the School of Art, Professor Elizabeth Grierson, congratulated Mr Fantauzzo on his continued success.
"RMIT has a long history of fostering artistic talent. Mr Fantauzzo's success is an example of the relevance of what we teach to practising artists and the rewards that come of excellent practice.
"The School of Art is very proud of this achievement."
The Moran Portrait prize, now in its 23rd year and the most lucrative in Australia, had more than 122,000 entrants across its photographic and painting categories.
Born in England in 1977, Mr Fantauzzo came to Australia as a child and has a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) - Painting and a Master of Fine Art from RMIT.
He won the 2003 Tolarno RMIT Partnership Prize and has won prizes in three of the past four Archibald Prize for portraiture awards.
This year, he also won the Packing Room Prize for his portrait of chef Matt Moran, and has previously won the People's Choice Prize in 2008 and 2009 for his paintings of the late Heath Ledger and child-actor Brandon Walters. He has also painted a portrait of Professor Gardner.
Mr Fantauzzo's winning portrait will be part of a free Moran Prizes exhibition at the State Library of NSW until Sunday, 26 June, before touring nationally.
