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curriculum vitae

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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

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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

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