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Fiona Hall and Ron Radford win Visual Arts Awards

Two careers in the visual arts were last week recognised with the Australia Council Visual Arts Laureate Award and Laureate Medal, at a ceremony at Canberra’s National Gallery of Australia.

19 Mar 2012

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Two careers in the visual arts were last week recognised with the Australia Council Visual Arts Laureate Award and Laureate Medal, at a ceremony at Canberra’s National Gallery of Australia.

Australia Council Visual Arts Laureate Award: Fiona Hall
Contemporary artist Fiona Hall received the $40,000 Australia Council Visual Arts Laureate Award, acknowledging her achievements as a visual artist and her contribution to the development of Australian art.

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