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Nov 11, 2019 · Fantauzzo grew up in and around Broadmeadows and Glenroy, the rougher suburbs of north Melbourne. One of five children in a series of tiny two-bedroom commission houses, his mother slept on a sofa ...
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Vincent Fantauzzo is known as one of Australia's most prominent artists having won the Archibald People's Choice Award more than any other artist. Vincent grew up in Melbourne, where his childhood was marred by learning difficulties, leading him to drop out of school.
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Fantauzzo was born in England in 1977 and spent his very early years in Manchester. His family migrated to Australia when he was a child. He has a Bachelor of Fine Art (Painting) (2003) and a Master of Fine Art (2005) from RMIT University, Melbourne.
Australian painter, renowned for his portrait work, Vincent Fantauzzo has worked and exhibited worldwide with shows in India, Vietnam, New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Australia. Born in 1977 in the UK, as a child he moved to Melbourne with his family. Vincent graduated from Royal Melbourne Institute of...
Vincent Fantauzzo Biography. Australian painter renowned for his portrait work, Vincent Fantauzzo exhibited worldwide with shows in India, Vietnam, New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Australia. Born in 1977 in the UK, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, and Masters of Fine Arts, at RMIT University, he is now an Adjunct Professor with RMIT.
Vincent grew up dirt-poor in Melbourne’s Broadmeadows, sharing a two-bedroom commission house with his mother and four siblings. He left school at 13 barely able to read or write – his severe dyslexia was only diagnosed in his 20s.
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Dec 10, 2017 · He grew up in a tough neighbourhood where you literally had to fight to get by and he learnt to survive by becoming someone that went against his true nature. Unaware he had dyslexia, he struggled at school and was kicked out at 13 years of age.