Graham Fransella (born 3 June 1950) is an Australian figurative and abstract

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Life

Fransella was born in Harrow, England. He studied at the Bradford School of Art,

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in the early 1970s, before moving to Melbourne, Australia, in 1975.

Work

Fransella is known for his abstract figurative paintings and prints. His basic iconography of heads and figures has remained constant throughout his work. His work is represented in private and public collections including the

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, the Print Council of Australia and

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, London. Fransella has been an

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 ...

finalist, Dobell Prize and Sulman Drawing Prize finalist and has won the Art Gallery of New South Wales Wynne Trustees Watercolour Prize in 2000, 2006, 2007 and 2009.Graham Fransella website
/ref> He was also the subject of an Archibald Prize 2006 finalists entry by Geoffrey Dyer entitled 'The Abstractionist Graham Fransella'.

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Biography
Graham Fransella website

External links

Graham Fransella website

State Library of New South Wales 2006 Prize Winners

State Library of New South Wales 2007 Prize Winners
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fransella, Graham Australian painters 1950 births Living people People from the London Borough of Harrow 20th-century Australian artists

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