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wendy sharpe am
wendy sharpe is an australian artist born in sydney in 1960. she is known for her figurative and expressive works that observe and celebrate the human condition. sharpe has held over 70 solo exhibitions in australia, france, germany, china, and the uk, and her work is part of public and private collections throughout australia. she won the archibald prize in 1996 and the portia geach memorial prize twice. sharpe is also an official australian war artist, having served in east timor in 1999-2000. she divides her time between her studios in sydney and paris.
The Subject Atlas
A chart of wendy sharpe am's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
