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Fiona Lowry

b. 1974

Australian artist (born 1974)

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About Fiona Lowry

Born 1974. Fiona Lowry is an Australian painter.

Fiona Lowry (born 1974) is an Australian painter As a child she continually watched people and drew.

Lowry had a religious upbringing, and has told interviewers that she see the beauty and the foreboding in nature. This is reflected in her artworks. Today Lowry is represented by Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney.

Some of Lowry's landscapes include nude figures and in juxtapositions that are ambiguous—emotional or violent. Her work's formal elements evoke beauty yet still harbour unease.

Lowry has also incorporated portraiture into her work, again focusing on the psychological.

In 2013 the painting also won the Wynn Prize for landscape at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. The painting was completed during her residency at Arthur Boyd's estate at Bundanon that Boyd left to the nation.

She was a finalist in the Archibald Prize in 2011, 2013, 2021 and 2022. She was the winner of the Archibald Prize in 2014 for her painting Penelope Seidler. In 2018, Fiona Lowry was awarded the $3000 Paddington Art Prize Honorable Mention for her work "My Mother's Far Embrace".

Collections Lowry is represented in the following collections National Gallery of Australia National Gallery of Victoria National Portrait Gallery Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney

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Important facts

Born
1974, Sydney
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Education
University of Sydney, National Art School, Sydney College of the Arts
Awards
Archibald Prize

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Fiona Lowry?

Australian artist (born 1974)

When was Fiona Lowry born?

Fiona Lowry was born in 1974 in Sydney.

What is Fiona Lowry's occupation?

Fiona Lowry is a painter.

What nationality is Fiona Lowry?

Fiona Lowry is Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Fiona Lowry

· Wikidata: Q5451075

· DBpedia: Fiona Lowry

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