
Michael Zavros is one of Australia's most significant younger realist painters.
Michael Zavros (born, Brisbane, Australia, 1974) is an Australian painter who lives and works in Brisbane.
Zavros graduated from Queensland College of Art with a Bachelor of Visual Arts with a Double Major in Printmaking in 1996. He has worked a sessional lecturer in painting and printmaking. He is currently a Board Member of the Australia Council for the Arts, Visual Arts Craft Member Board.
In 2001 Michael Zavros was awarded the Australia Council Visual Arts/Craft Fund (VACF), Milan Residency and in 2005 the VACF Barcelona Residency in 2005. In 2003 he was awarded a Cite International des Arts Residency in Paris through the Power Institute, University of Sydney. In 2004 he was the recipient of a residency at the Gunnery Studios, Sydney, from the NSW Ministry for the Arts.
In 1999 he was the artist in residence at Redcliffe State High School, Redcliffe and All Saints Anglican School, Gold Coast.
Michael Zavros’ work is held in numerous private and public collections, including Artbank, [National Portrait Gallery of Australia, Collex, Kedumba Art Gallery, Queensland Art Gallery, University of Queensland Art Gallery, Tweed River Art Gallery, ABN AMRO, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Grafton Regional Art Gallery and TMAG (Tasmanian Museum and Gallery).
Michael Zavros is represented by GRANTPIRRIE Sydney, Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, and Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne.
Michael Zavros (born, Brisbane, Australia, 1974) is an Australian painter who lives and works in Brisbane.
Zavros graduated from Queensland College of Art with a Bachelor of Visual Arts with a Double Major in Printmaking in 1996. He has worked a sessional lecturer in painting and printmaking. He is currently a Board Member of the Australia Council for the Arts, Visual Arts Craft Member Board.
In 2001 Michael Zavros was awarded the Australia Council Visual Arts/Craft Fund (VACF), Milan Residency and in 2005 the VACF Barcelona Residency in 2005. In 2003 he was awarded a Cite International des Arts Residency in Paris through the Power Institute, University of Sydney. In 2004 he was the recipient of a residency at the Gunnery Studios, Sydney, from the NSW Ministry for the Arts.
In 1999 he was the artist in residence at Redcliffe State High School, Redcliffe and All Saints Anglican School, Gold Coast.
Michael Zavros’ work is held in numerous private and public collections, including Artbank, [National Portrait Gallery of Australia, Collex, Kedumba Art Gallery, Queensland Art Gallery, University of Queensland Art Gallery, Tweed River Art Gallery, ABN AMRO, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Grafton Regional Art Gallery and TMAG (Tasmanian Museum and Gallery).
Michael Zavros is represented by GRANTPIRRIE Sydney, Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, and Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne.




Prizes and Awards
2010 Winner Doug Moran National Portrait Prize with Phoebe is dead/McQueen ,.
2009 Finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
2007 Kedumba Drawing Award
2005 Robert Jacks Drawing Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria
2004 Primavera Collex Art Award, Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney
2002 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award.
In both 2002 and 2003 he was a finalist in the Brett Whiteley Travelling Arts Scholarship. In 2003 he was the recipient of an Arts Queensland Development Grant to support Everything I Wanted - Institute of Modern art.
2010 Winner Doug Moran National Portrait Prize with Phoebe is dead/McQueen ,.
2009 Finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
2007 Kedumba Drawing Award
2005 Robert Jacks Drawing Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria
2004 Primavera Collex Art Award, Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney
2002 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award.
In both 2002 and 2003 he was a finalist in the Brett Whiteley Travelling Arts Scholarship. In 2003 he was the recipient of an Arts Queensland Development Grant to support Everything I Wanted - Institute of Modern art.

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