Davida Allen
Davida Frances Allen (born October 20, 1951 in Charleville , Queensland ) is an Australian painter , film director and writer .
Life
Allen studied first with Betty Churcher at the Stuartholme School in Brisbane (1965-69) and later with Roy Churcher, her husband, at Brisbane Central Technical College. In 1986 she won the Archibald Prize for her portrait of her father-in-law, John Shera. She wrote and illustrated two books and created the 50-minute film Feeling Sexy in 1999 . Allen is represented in most of the major public collections in Australia.
literature
- What Is a Portrait - Images of Vicki Myers , ISBN 9781875505029
- The Autobiography of Vicki Myers - Close to the Bone , ISBN 9780731802074
Web links
- Davida Allen at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography ( Memento from May 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au
- Works by Davida Allen on sauer-thompson.com
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Allen, Davida |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Allen, Davida Frances (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian painter, film director and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Charleville , Queensland |