curriculum vitae
Megan Roodenrys
Contact
Ph 0403943089
Megan.roodenrys@mymail.unisa.edu.au
Achievements
2025 Port Lincoln Art Prize “Fresh Catch”
2019 Kennedy Art Prize, Finalist with “Gift Horse”
2018 BP Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK, Finalist with “Existential Crisis”.
2017 Royal Arts Society of South Australia portrait prize, Finalist with “Existential Crisis”.
2014 Portia Geach Memorial Portrait Prize, Finalist with "A private place in a public life” a portrait of Senator Penny Wong.
2009 Archibald portrait Prize, Finalist with "Waiting for the Day" a portrait of Ben Cousins.
2009 Black Swan Portrait Prize Finalist with "Aaron at Leighton" a portrait of Aaron Sandilands.
Artwork featured in Publications.
University of South Australia, Architecture, Design and Art Handbook, 2024 “Silken”. p7
BP Portrait Award, 2018, National Portrait Gallery publications, London, “An Existential crisis” p63
Women in Art volume 1,2012, Edition Fuchs, Austria,”Paynes Grey”, p461
09 Archibald Prize, 2009, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, “Waiting for the Day”, p21
Exhibitions
2023 Helpman Graduate Show, Adelaide
2022 Honours graduate show, Adelaide
2018 Julian Edwards Fine Art, Balina NSW
2015 SALA Portraiture Group Exhibition, Adelaide Airport
2014 Barbara Hanrahan Studios, Adelaide
2013 BMG Gallery, Adelaide
2011 Kensington Gallery, Adelaide
2010 Pivotal Gallery, Melbourne
2010 Kensington Gallery, Adelaide
2009 Kensington Gallery, Adelaide
2009 Pivotal Galleries, Melbourne
2008 Pivotal Galleries, Melbourne
2008 Ghaf Gallery, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Academic record
Current; PhD candidate University of South Australia
2022 Bachelor of Creative Arts Honours (1st class), University of South Australia
1997 Bachelor of Visual Arts
Scholarships
MF & MH Joyner Scholarships in Fine Arts
Prizes and awards
2022 The Constance Gordon-Johnson sculpture prize
2022 Australian decorative and fine art society award
2022 Chancellor’s letters of commendation