PORTRAIT PAINTER / ILLUSTRATOR

Anne Spudvilas is a multi-award-winning illustrator of children’s books and an established portrait p ainter who also works as a courtroom artist for the Melbourne media.

Anne's portraits have been selected in major portrait competitions and she has completed public commissions for the City of Melbourne and the Victorian State Government and her work is in collections in Australia, USA, Europe and Asia.

Her first picture book The Race was awarded the Crichton Award for Illustration and  CBCA (Children's Book Council of Australia) Honour Book. In 2000 she won CBCA Picture Book of the Year with Jenny Angel, which was also shortlisted for the NSW Premiers Award.

In 2008 The Peasant Prince won the NSW Premier's Award (Patricia Wrightson Prize), the Australian Book Industry Award for Younger Readers and the Queensland Premiers Award.

Anne's designs were used by Australia Post for the 2006 Australian Christmas stamps.

The garden studio at Varuna Writers Residence in Katoomba, where the early work on Woolvs in the Sitee was done with the support of a retreat fellowship from the Eleanor Dark Foundation. www.varuna.com.au

Awards 2008 - Children's Book Council Honour Book - The Peasant Prince 2008 - Queensland Premier's Award - The Peasant Prince 2008 - NSW Premier's Awards, Patricia Wrightson Prize - The Peasant Prince 2008 - Australian Book Industry Award for Younger Readers - The Peasant Prince 2007 - Children’s Book Council - Honour Book - Woolvs in the Sitee 2007 - Aurealis Award - Woolvs in the Sitee 2005 - Children’s Book Council Book of the Year for Older Readers - The Silver Donkey 2002 - Children’s Book Council shortlisted book - In My Backyard 2000 - Children’s Book Council Picture Book of the Year - Jenny Angel 2000 - Shortlisted book, NSW Premiers Awards - Jenny Angel 1996 - Crichton Award for Illustration, CBC Honor Book Award and Certificate of Merit, Human Rights Award - The Race Solo exhibitions 2008 - The Peasant Prince, original artwork, Fremantle Children's Literature Centre 2007 - Woolvs in the Sitee, original artwork, Fremantle Children's Literature Centre 2007 - The Peasant Prince, original artwork, Books Illustrated 2006 - Ebi's Boat, original artwork, Artspace, Federation Square 2006 - Woolvs in the Sitee, original artwork and working drawings, Books Illustrated 2004 - The Silver Donkey, original artwork, North Fitzroy Star 2001 - In My Backyard, original artwork, Geelong Gallery 2001 - Jenny Angel , original artwork , Books Illustrated 2000 - Jenny Angel, complete illustrations and working drawings, Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre WA 1996 - Bright Star - permanent exhibition of complete illustrations and working drawings for Bright Star, by Gary Crew, purchased by and permanently exhibited at Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre, WA 1996 - The Race, complete illustrations and working drawings, Books Illustrated, Gasworks Park 1985 - selected works on canvas, Earl Gallery, Geelong Portrait competition selections 2006 - Hidden Faces of the Archibald, Crown Towers 2006 - Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, NSW State Library 2003 - Winner People's Choice - Hidden Faces of the Archibald, Crown Towers 2002 - Salon des Refuses, Barn Gallery, Montsalvat 2002 - finalist Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery 2000 - finalist Archibald Prize, NSW Art Gallery, George Adams Gallery 1999 - exhibited Archibald Prize , George Adams Gallery 1997 - finalist Portia Geach Memorial Award. S.H Ervin Gallery 1996 - finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, NGV Sydney & regional tour 1995 - finalist Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery Selected group exhibitions 2008 - Mask, Angela Robarts-Bird Gallery 2008 - Dressed Up, Angela Robarts-Bird Gallery 2007 - Big and Small, Australian Print Workshop 2007 - TXT, Artist Book Show, Artisan Books 2007 - Gasworks Fabulous Nudes, Gasworks Foyer 2007 - Cut out, Torn, Folded, Drawn, Flinders Upstairs 2006 - Impressions, Australian Print Workshop 2006 - Linden Postcard Show, Linden Gallery 2005 - Transit, Australian Print Workshop 2005 - Black and White Books, Artisan Books, Fitzroy 2005 - Five Illustrators, Ipswich Regional Gallery 2004 – Practice in Process, Counihan Gallery 2004 - Impressions, Australian Print Workshop 2004 - The Time Image, Counihan Gallery 2003 - Outfit, Dante’s Upstairs 2003 - My Place, Books Illustrated, Frankston Gallery, Seoul Arts Centre Korea, Hamilton Gallery 2002 - Salon des Refuses, Barn Gallery, Montsalvat 2002 - Illustrators Australia 9 x 5 Show, Victorian Arts Centre 2002 - Black and White Show, Jackman Gallery 2002 - Backyards, Bush and Beaches, Dromkeen 2002 - Lygon St. Studios group show, New Work 2002 - Kiss my Art window works 2002, Lygon St. 2001 - Geelong Print Prize, Geelong Art Gallery 2001 - Youth Voice, Youth Choice -  Jenny Angel, artwork and working drawings, Dromkeen 2001 - Portraits 2001 – an Australian Odyssey, travelling exhibition curated by the Tweed Shire Council 2001 - Illustration Show, CBC conference, Perth 2000 - Creating the Character exhibition  - Dromkeen 2000 - Not So Shortlist exhibition, Books Illustrated 2000 - The Family in Picture books, Dromkeen 1999 - In the Picture , Chapel off Chapel Gallery 1999 - Not So Shortlist exhibition, Books Illustrated 1997 - Books Illustrated Miniature Exhibition 1997 - I.S.S. group exhibition - Carlton 1996 - Not So Shortlist exhibition, Books Illustrated 1995 - The Illustrator as Artist, Books Illustrated 1995 - Not So Shortlist exhibition, Books Illustrated 1993 - Not so Shortlist exhibition, Books Illustrated 1991 - Survey Surveyed, a regional review, Geelong Art Gallery 1991 - Through Women’s Eyes, Geelong Art Gallery 1990 - QDOS Fine Contemporary Arts, Lorne 1988 - Survey 9 Show, Geelong Art Gallery 1987 - Deakin University Gallery Regional Purchase Prize 1986 - Deakin Womyn’s Society Art Show 1986 - Group Images Show, Geelong Performing Arts Centre 1985 - Group Images show, Geelong Performing Arts Centre 1985 - Womyn’s Art Show, Deakin University Published books 2009 - Night School, Isobelle Carmody, Penguin Books 2009 - Joe’s Boat, Raewyn Caisley, Penguin Books 2009 - Saving Moonbeam, Sherryl Clark,  Penguin Books 2007 - The Peasant Prince, Li Cunxin, Penguin Books 2006 - Woolvs in the Sitee, Margaret Wild, Penguin Books 2006 - Ebi’s Boat, Claire Saxby, Windy Hollow Books 2006 - The Girl Who Fell Into a Book,  Julia Lawrence, Penguin Books 2004 - The Silver Donkey, Sonya Hartnett, Penguin Books 2003 - Baby Days, Ian Bone, Omnibus Books 2001 - In my Backyard, Nette Hilton, Lothian 2000 - The Card Thief, Andrew Whitmore, Scholastic 2000 - Dolphin’s Dance, Jutta Goetze, Blackdog Books 2000 - Rescue at Ruapehu, Raewyn Caisley, Rigby Literacy Collections 1999 - Jenny Angel, Margaret Wild, Penguin 1999 - The Millstone, Michael O’Hara, Lothian 1998 - The Goddess, Robin Klein, Lothian 1998 - The Secret, Sophie Masson, Reed 1997 - Bright Star, Gary Crew, Lothian 1996 - Big Cat Dreaming, Margaret Wild, Penguin 1996 - Winter In France, Sophie Masson, Reed 1996 - The Red Shoes, Isobelle Carmody, Lothian 1995 - The Race, Christobel Mattingley, Scholastic 1994 - Tigers Milk, Christobel Mattingley, Scholastic 1993 - The Crossing Log, Ann Whitehead, Scholastic 1993 - The Opera Club, Sophie Masson, Reed 1993 - The Cousin from France, Sophie Masson, Reed Guest Speaker - Children's Literature 2008 - Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh International School 2006 - Turkey, Istanbul International Community School 2005 - Ipswich Children’s Literature Festival, Queensland 2004 - Townsville Literature Festival, Queensland 2003 - Thailand, Prem Center, Chiang Mai 2002 - Perth, CBC 6th National Conference 2000 - Canberra, CBC 5th National Conference 1999 - Lithuania, American International School, Vilnius 1998 - Vietnam,  Hanoi International School 1998 - Toowoomba University of Southern Queensland Literature Seminar Residencies 2008 - Retreat Fellowship, Varuna Writers' Residence, Katoomba 2007 - Artist in Residence, MacKillop College, Werribee 2005 - Retreat Fellowship, Varuna Writer's Residence, Katoomba 2004 - May Gibbs Fellowship, Adelaide

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