Roy Ananda
Australian artist and arts educator
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Roy Ananda is a South Australian artist and arts educator. He is Head of Drawing at Adelaide Central School of Art.[1]
1980 (age 45–46)
Roy Ananda | |
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| Born | Roy Ananda 1980 (age 45–46) |
| Education | Adelaide Central School of Art, University of South Australia |
| Known for | Sculpture, Drawing |
| Awards | Qantas 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]
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
- Purvis, Andrew, Klavins, Bernadette, Williams, Sean. Roy Ananda. Wakefield Press, 2021
- Ananda, Roy (2017). How to write a fan letter: The generative potential of pop-culture fandom in contemporary visual art practice. Master's Thesis, University of South Australia.
- McKenzie, Jenna. Roy Ananda: How to write a fan letter. Artlink, Vol. 36, No. 4, Dec 2016: 56-59.
- Sliuzas, Adele. Roy Ananda: The Devourer Sandra Uray-Kennett: A knights tour through a rent in the wall. Artlink, Vol. 33, No. 3, Sep 2013: 91.