Siv Grava facts for kids

Siv Grava (born in 1954) is an Australian artist. She lives in Elliston, South Australia. Siv Grava is known for her paintings and art projects.

Art Awards and Projects

Siv Grava has won important awards for her art. In 1992, she won the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. This is a big award for artists who paint portraits. She won it for her painting called Self Portrait. A self-portrait is a picture an artist makes of themselves.

In 2004, Siv Grava received the Graham F Smith Peace Foundation Peace Award. She got this award for a special project called Hearsay Art Project. For this project, she worked as an Artist in Residence. This means she spent time working on art in a specific place.

The Hearsay Art Project was an art installation. An art installation is a type of art that uses a space to create an experience. Siv Grava worked on this project with another artist, John Turpie. They worked with people who were seeking safety in Australia. The project aimed to share their stories through art.

Where Her Art Is Kept

Siv Grava's artwork is held in important art collections. The Australian Catholic University has her work called Andamooka triptych. A triptych is a painting made of three parts. The Tweed Regional Gallery also has her Self Portrait painting.

Art Shows

Siv Grava's art has been shown in many exhibitions. An exhibition is a public show of artworks. Her work was part of a group show at the Flinders University Museum of Art. This exhibition was called Tough(er) Love: Art From Eyre Peninsula.