Ben Quilty
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Ben Quilty is an Australian painter. He won the 2002 Brett Whiteley Travelling art scholarship. He uses thick paint and is known for paintings of cars. He received a Bachelor of Visual Arts from the University of Sydney in 1994, a Certificate in Aboriginal Culture and History, Monash University, in 1996, and a Bachelor of Design - Visual Communications, School of Design, University of Western Sydney.
He was a finalist in the Archibald Prize in 2004 with Whytie; in 2005 with Beryl; and in 2006 with Cullen - before and after (which was a painting of Adam Cullen).