Funny Faces.
Melissa Ritchie has recently established herself as a painter of comedians, having painted Rhys Nicholson, Nazeem Hussain, Urzila Carlson, Luke McGregor, Fiona O'Loughlin, Cal Wilson, Matt Okine, Arj Barker, Adam Richards and many to come.
Funny Faces is a portrait series of famous faces from the Australian stand up comedy community. Melissa Ritchie has been a finalist in many of Australia's art prizes with these portraits, including the Archibald Prize, Portia Geach Memorial Award, Kilgour Prize, Percival Portrait Prize and Shirley Hannan Portrait Prize. |