Geoffrey Proud

Who is Geoffrey Proud?

Born in Adelaide, South Australia in 1946, "Geoffrey Proud" held his first solo exhibition at the age of sixteen. Since that time he has exhibited in all states with over 80 solo exhibitions and in excess of 100 group exhibitions to his credit. Geoffrey Proud is represented in the National Gallery of Australia, most State and regional galleries as well as many other public and corporate collections including; The Parliament House Collection, Artbank, the IBM collection and the Elton John collection, London. He has been the recipient of numerous awards including the 1990 Archibald Prize for his portrait of writer Dorothy Hewett; the Gosford Art Prize, 1994; the Coffs Harbour Art Purchase Prize, 1977; the George Crouch Golden Jubilee Invitation Exhibition, Ballarat, 1977; the Darnell de Gruchy Invitation Prize Award, University of Queensland, 1977; the Sydney Georges Prize, Melbourne, 1976; the Latrobe Valley Purchase Prize, 1976; the Coffs Harbour Art Purchase Prize, 1976; Sulman Prize, 1975; the John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize, National Gallery of Victoria, 1975..