Raelene Sharp

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Raelene Sharp
Born1957 (age 6768)
Melbourne, Australia
Known forPortrait painting
AwardsPacking Room award (Archibald Prize, 2012)
Shirley Hannan Portrait Prize (2006)

Raelene Sharp (born 1957 in Melbourne) [1] is an Australian artist who won the Packing Room award at the Archibald Prize in 2012 with her portrait of actor John Wood titled A Strength of Character. [2] [3] [4] She has also been a finalist seven times in the Shirley Hannan Portrait Prize, winning in 2006 with her self-portrait, A Woman's Lot. [5] [6] [1] She has been a finalist in the Black Swan Portrait Prize three times and the James Farrell Self Portrait Prize. Her commissions have included Michael Robertson AO , Professor Fred Mendelsohn, Dr Deborah Siefert and Professor Ruth Bishop AO . [5] [7]

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  3. "Award Winning Australian Artists – Raelene Sharp". FUSION 6. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2021.