Siv Grava facts for kids
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Siv Grava
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| Born | 1954 (age 70–71) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Awards | Doug Moran National Portrait Prize (1992) |
Siv Grava, born in 1954, is a talented Australian artist. She lives in a place called Elliston, South Australia. Her art often explores interesting ideas and has won important awards.
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Awards and Special Projects
Siv Grava won the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize in 1992. This is a very important art award in Australia. She won it for her painting called Self Portrait, which was a picture of herself.
In 2004, Grava received the Graham F Smith Peace Foundation Peace Award. This award recognized her work as an Artist in Residence. She created a special art project called Hearsay Art Project with another artist, John Turpie. This project was an art installation at a facility where people were staying. The art project aimed to bring understanding and peace through creative expression.
Where You Can See Her Art
Siv Grava's artworks are part of several important art collections.
Art Collections
- Australian Catholic University: This university owns her artwork called Andamooka triptych. A triptych is a set of three pictures that go together.
- Tweed Regional Gallery: This gallery has her award-winning painting, Self Portrait.
Exhibitions
Grava's art has also been shown in public exhibitions.
Past Exhibitions
- Flinders University Museum of Art: Her work was part of a group exhibition here. The exhibition was called Tough(er) Love: Art From Eyre Peninsula. It showed art from artists who live in the Eyre Peninsula region.
