Roy Ananda

Roy Ananda is a South Australian artist and arts educator. He is Head of Drawing at Adelaide Central School of Art.[1]

Roy Ananda
Born
Roy Ananda

1980 (age 42–43)
South Australia
NationalityAustralian
EducationAdelaide Central School of Art, University of South Australia
Known forSculpture, Drawing
AwardsQantas Foundation Art Award (SA) 2010, South Australian Living Artists Festival Publication 2021

Biography

Roy Ananda was born in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1980.[2] He has a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) from Adelaide Central School of Art[3] and a Master of Arts from the University of South Australia. Ananda was the South Australian recipient of the Qantas Foundation Art Award in 2010.[4] His work has featured in the 2012 Heysen Sculpture Biennial[5] and the 2018 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art.[6]

Portraits of Ananda by Deidre But-Husaim have been finalists in the 2011 Archibald Prize[7] and the 2011 Doug Moran Portrait Prize.[8]

Ananda was awarded the South Australian Living Artist Festival Publication in 2021.[9][10]

Ananda is married to artist Julia Robinson.[11]

Untitled, by Roy Ananda

Artistic style and subject

Ananda is known for his large-scale sculptures and drawings referencing fandom and pop culture. Slow Crawl into Infinity recreated the opening words of Star Wars as a large-scale sculpture at the Samstag Museum in 2014.[12][13]

Further reading

References
  1. "Roy Ananda". Adelaide Central School of Art. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. "Roy Ananda". Design & Art Australia Online. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. "Graduates". Adelaide Central School of Art. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. "Qantas Announces Winners of Qantas Foundation Art Award". Electronic News Publishing. ENP Newswire. 22 July 2010.
  5. McDonald, Patrick; Harris, Samela; Lloyd, Tim; Nunn, Louise (24 March 2012). "Sculptors carve a spot in biennial". The Advertiser (Adelaide). p. 53.
  6. Nunn, Louise (10 February 2018). "Art's Slice of Life". The Advertiser (Adelaide). p. 11.
  7. "Archibald Prize Archibald 2011 finalist: Roy Ananda (chin support) by Deidre But-Husaim". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  8. "2011 National Portrait Prize - finalists | Moran Prizes". www.moranprizes.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  9. Wild, Stephi. "SALA Festival Will Kick Off Beginning This Weekend". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  10. "Wakefield Press :: Arts, Architecture and Design :: Roy Ananda".
  11. Watts, Tim (27 July 2016). "Creative Couples: Julia Robinson and Roy Ananda". Broadsheet. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  12. Nunn, Louise (5 July 2014). "Outre SPACE". The Advertiser (Adelaide). p. 24.
  13. Forester, Rayleen. "Roy Ananda: Slow crawl into infinity". ArtsHub Australia.
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