Josonia Palaitis
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Josonia Palaitis is an Australian artist living in Sydney
, Australia
. She won the 1994 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
with a portrait of her father artist John Mills. In 1995 she won the Archibald Prize People's Choice award with a portrait of artist and cartoonist for the Australian Newspaper Bill Leak
. The National Portrait Gallery
commissioned her in 2000 to paint its inaugural double portrait of Australian Prime Minister John Howard
and his wife Janette Howard
. In 2002 she was commissioned to paint the Childers Memorial Portrait
which depicts the fifteen young backpapckers who died in a hostel fire in Childers, Queensland
in 2000.
Her portrait of Chairman of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation, Patrick Dodson Yawuru Man, is in the collection of the National Library of Australia
. Other prominent people she has painted include Justice Michael Kirby, musician James Morrison
, journalist Paddy McGuinness, television presenter Ray Martin
, Cardinal Edward Clancy, and author Robert Kiyosaki
. Her painting of Justice Kirby was a finalist for the 2006 Archibald Prize
.
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. She won the 1994 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
The Doug Moran National Portrait Prize is an annual Australian portrait prize founded by Doug Moran in 1988, the year of Australia's Bicentenary. It is the richest portrait prize in the world with A$150,000 awarded to the winner and A$10,000 awarded to the runner-up...
with a portrait of her father artist John Mills. In 1995 she won the Archibald Prize People's Choice award with a portrait of artist and cartoonist for the Australian Newspaper Bill Leak
Bill Leak
Bill Leak is a cartoonist and painter, primarily of portraits. He is the daily editorial cartoonist on The Australian newspaper. He has won the Walkley Awards nine times....
. The National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery (Australia)
The National Portrait Gallery of Australia is a collection of portraits of prominent Australians that are important in their field of endeavour or whose life sets them apart as an individual of long-term public interest...
commissioned her in 2000 to paint its inaugural double portrait of Australian Prime Minister John Howard
John Howard
John Winston Howard AC, SSI, was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. He was the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister after Sir Robert Menzies....
and his wife Janette Howard
Janette Howard
Janette Howard is the wife of John Howard, who was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia.-Early life:Alison Janette Parker was born in Kingsford, a working-class suburb of Sydney in 1944. Her father was an engineer with the New South Wales railways. The family later moved to Vaucluse...
. In 2002 she was commissioned to paint the Childers Memorial Portrait
Childers Palace Backpackers Hostel fire
The Childers Palace Backpackers Hostel fire on 23 June 2000 killed 15 backpackers: nine women and six men. The hostel in the town of Childers, Queensland, Australia, is popular amongst backpackers for its fruit picking work. Robert Paul Long was arrested for lighting the fire and charged with...
which depicts the fifteen young backpapckers who died in a hostel fire in Childers, Queensland
Childers, Queensland
Childers is a town in southern Queensland, Australia, situated at the junction of the Bruce and Isis Highways. The township lies north of the state capital Brisbane and south-west of Bundaberg. Childers is located within Bundaberg Region Local Government Area. At the 2006 census, Childers had a...
in 2000.
Her portrait of Chairman of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation, Patrick Dodson Yawuru Man, is in the collection of the National Library of Australia
National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia is the largest reference library of Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the...
. Other prominent people she has painted include Justice Michael Kirby, musician James Morrison
James Morrison (musician)
James Morrison AM is an Australian jazz musician who plays numerous instruments, but is best known for his trumpet playing...
, journalist Paddy McGuinness, television presenter Ray Martin
Ray Martin (television presenter)
Raymond George "Ray" Martin AM is an Australian television journalist. He is best known for his various on-air roles on Channel Nine from 1978 to 2008. In 2011 he returned to 60 Minutes....
, Cardinal Edward Clancy, and author Robert Kiyosaki
Robert Kiyosaki
Robert Toru Kiyosaki, born April 8, 1947) is an American investor, businessman, self-help author and motivational speaker. Kiyosaki is best known for his Rich Dad Poor Dad series of motivational books and other material published under the Rich Dad brand. He has written 15 books which have combined...
. Her painting of Justice Kirby was a finalist for the 2006 Archibald Prize
Archibald Prize
The Archibald Prize is regarded as the most important portraiture prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after a bequest from J. F. Archibald, the editor of The Bulletin who died in 1919...
.