Josonia Palaitis facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Josonia Palaitis
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| Born | Josephine Mills  28 June 1949 |
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| Occupation | Painter |
| Website | jpstudio |
Josonia Palaitis (born Josephine Mills on June 28, 1949) is a talented Australian artist. She lives and works in Sydney, Australia. Josonia is well-known for her amazing portrait paintings.
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A Look at Josonia Palaitis's Art
Josonia Palaitis has painted many important people and won several awards for her work. Her paintings are often very detailed and capture the personality of the people she paints.
Winning Awards for Her Portraits
Josonia Palaitis has received special recognition for her art. In 1994, she won the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. This was for a portrait she painted of her own father, who was also an artist named John Mills.
The next year, in 1995, she won the Archibald Prize People's Choice award. This award is chosen by people who visit the art exhibition. She won it for her portrait of Bill Leak, a famous artist and cartoonist.
Important Art Commissions
Josonia Palaitis has been asked to create paintings for important places. In 2000, the National Portrait Gallery asked her to paint a special portrait. It was the first time they commissioned a portrait of an Australian Prime Minister that included their spouse. She painted John Howard and his wife Janette.
In 2002, she was asked to paint the Childers Memorial Portrait. This painting honors young people who passed away in a hostel fire in Childers, Queensland in 2000.
Portraits of Well-Known Australians
Josonia Palaitis has painted many famous people. Her portrait titled Patrick Dodson, Yawuru Man was a finalist in the 1998 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. This painting is now part of the collection at the National Library of Australia. Patrick Dodson was an important leader for Aboriginal reconciliation.
Here are some other well-known people she has painted:
- John Howard: A politician, whose portrait was an Archibald finalist in 1980.
- James Morrison: A famous musician, whose portrait was an Archibald finalist in 1993.
- Ray Martin: A popular television presenter, whose portrait was an Archibald finalist in 1996.
- Cardinal Edward Clancy: A religious leader, whose portrait was a finalist for the Portia Geach Memorial Award in 1998.
- Paddy McGuinness: A journalist, whose portrait was a finalist for the Portia Geach Memorial Award in 2003.
- Justice Michael Kirby: A judge, whose portrait was an Archibald Prize finalist in 2006.
