Geoffrey Robert Proud was an Australian artist. Although he received no formal training, Proud held his first solo exhibition at the age of sixteen. Throughout his lifetime, his work was exhibited in all Australian states, with over 80 solo exhibitions and in excess of 100 group exhibitions to his credit. Though he is best known for his painting, he also gained significant attention for etchings, lithographs and sculptural work. Proud was awarded many prestigious prizes throughout his career, including the

Sulman Prize The Sir John Sulman Prize is one of Australia's longest-running art prizes, having been established in 1936. It is now held concurrently with the Archibald Prize, Australia's best-known art prize, and also with the Wynne Prize, at the Art Galler ...

in 1975, and Australia's most prestigious prize for portraiture the

Archibald Prize The Archibald Prize is an Australian portraiture art prize for painting, generally seen as the most prestigious portrait prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after the receipt of a bequest from J. F. Archibald, J. F. Archib ...

in 1990 for his portrait of writer

Dorothy Hewett Dorothy Coade Hewett (21 May 1923 – 25 August 2002) was an Australian playwright, poet and author. She wrote in a number of different literary styles: Modernist poetry, modernism, socialist realism, Expressionism (theatre), expressionism a ...

. He has had his work consistently displayed in all state capitals since 1965.Helen Seidel, "Portfolio of Australian art achievements", ''Canberra Times'' 13 July 1989 p. 34 Proud was also the recipient of the Sydney Georges Art Prize, Melbourne 1976 (acquisition); La Trobe Valley Purchase Prize 1976; Coffs Harbour Art Purchase Prize 1977, George Crouch Golden Jubilee Invitation 1977, Ballarat; Darnell de Gruchy Purchase, Qld 1977; Gosford Art Prize in 1994. Geoffrey Proud has art work represented at: the Australian National Gallery; Art Gallery of Western Australia; Artbank Collection; Horsham Art Gallery in Victoria; Armidale City Art Gallery in Armidale, NSW; La Trobe Valley Art Centre in Victoria; Newcastle Region Art Gallery; NSW State Parliament Offices; Visual Art Board, Australia Council; Parliament House Offices in Canberra; the Darling Harbour Authority in Sydney; NSW Bar Association, Sydney; Royal Sydney Golf Club, Sydney; NRMA Collection, Sydney; Westmead Hospital, Sydney; Allen Allen & Hemsley, New York; IBM Collections in Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra; Elton John Collection, London; Hyatt Regency, Coolum, Qld; Sly & Weigall, Sydney; Freehill, Hollingdale & Page; Melbourne; Vigilant Insurance, Sydney; Jones Lang & Wootton, Sydney; Arthur Anderson & Co., Sydney, the University of New England; Sydney Convention Centre, the University of the Sunshine Coast. Proud's younger brother was the singer-songwriter, poet, novelist and dramatist Pip Proud.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Proud, Geoffrey Archibald Prize winners Australian painters Living people 1946 births Artists from South Australia 20th-century Australian artists

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