McLean Edwards
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McLean Edwards is an Australian painter and portraitist. In 2019 he was awarded the 2019 Sir John Sulman Prize.
McLean Edwards was born in 1972 in Darwin, Northern Territory[1] to Gregson Edwards[2] and Maria Bredun. McLean Edwards attended the Canberra School of Art.[3]
Career
Recognition and awards
Edwards was an Archibald Prize finalist in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, and 2013.[citation needed]
He was a Doug Moran National Portrait Prize finalist in 2014.[3]
He is the subject of Tim Storrier's 2017 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize winning The Lunar Savant.[6][7]
Edwards was awarded the 2019 Sir John Sulman Prize for his portrait, The First Girl That Knocked on His Door;[8] after being a finalist for the prize in 2001 and 2004. Also in 2019, Edwards won the Kings School Art Prize.[3]
