Fenoglio makes the Archibald

Pictured (from top): Dave Fenoglio's submission in the the Archibald Prize; Self-portrait.

CASSIE TWEMLOW | Communications & Marketing Officer

David ‘Dave’ Fenoglio (2003), an Old Scholar and artist based in Brisbane, was recently nominated for the Archibald Portrait Prize with his oil on linen submission of Yuriyal Eric Bridgeman.

A 2011 graduate of Queensland College of Art, Fenoglio has exhibited nationally and internationally and says he is, “humbled to have this painting hanging in the Archibald amongst all these incredible painters”.

The portrait of Bridgeman, a multidisciplinary artist from Papua New Guinea, depicts Bridgeman sitting calmly, facing us directly, while the colours of the shield paintings he is working on radiate behind him. The tattoos on his arms include the name and symbol of two brothers from the Haus Yuriyal collective.

On his submission, Fenoglio says, “The contrast between the flat shapes in the background and Eric’s figure in the foreground, painted naturalistically, evokes the way I perceive his complex personality. Eric has a fierce warrior energy and the sensitivity of a poet. I hope I’ve captured that.” T

his year saw over 800 entries into the Archibald with only 52 being selected. A huge congratulations to Dave on your achievements over the years.