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Vincent Fantauzzo is an Australian portrait artist known for his photorealistic style and his awards. He painted the official portrait of Julia Gillard and is married to Asher Keddie, with whom he has two sons.
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From the time Fantauzzo was a tiny child he would draw animals and cartoons. He drew on everything. "He did a lot of cartoons," his mother Rosaleen says. "He would always draw murals on his walls and make it like you're looking into a castle or looking out of a wall." Because it came so naturally, his art gave him a feeling of confidence. "This was...
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 by the front door. His Irish mother had met his Italian father at an immigration camp at Broadmeadows. After his parents split, his mother Rosaleen worke...
No-one told Fantauzzo that there can be great gifts that come with being dyslexic. "I see all these incredibly successful dyslexic people, and I've found my own gifts within dyslexia. I'm lucky I have a creative gift that I've been able to embrace," he says. Fantauzzo brings the empathy of someone who has struggled through hard times to the people ...
Learn how the acclaimed Australian portrait painter overcame dyslexia, poverty and delinquency to become a sought-after artist and marry actress Asher Keddie. Watch the video and read the full story of his journey from special education to the Archibald Prize.
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Learn about Vincent Fantauzzo, a Melbourne-based portrait artist who has won several prestigious awards and painted celebrities such as Hugh Jackman and Julia Gillard. Explore his biography, portraits and portrait stories on the National Portrait Gallery website.
Award-winning Melbourne artist Vincent Fantauzzo doesn’t hold with the idea of the starving artist. Instead, he's made a spectacular life for himself despite...
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Learn about Vincent Fantauzzo, one of Australia's most prominent artists who has won the Archibald People's Choice Award more than any other artist. Discover his paintings of famous Australian faces, his personal story of overcoming dyslexia, and his international acclaim.
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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.
