Queensland College of Art lecturer Dr Julie Fragar made history this week with the unveiling of her official portrait of Queensland’s first female premier, Hon Anna Bligh AC.
The stunning oil portrait is the first painting of a female premier to hang in Queensland’s Parliament House.
Dr Fragar said she was “honoured” to be chosen to capture Ms Bligh for posterity.
“I believe Anna asked QAGOMA Director Chris Saines to draw up a shortlist of female, Queensland-based artists,” she said.
“She was familiar with my work from an exhibition at GOMA, and I think we share a similar aesthetic.
“The fact that she specifically wanted to work with a young, local female artist is really inspiring.”
Dr Fragar worked with Queensland College of Art photography graduate Louis Lim on a series of photographs of Ms Bligh which were used to create the stunning oil painting.
“It was a really long process – I can’t imagine anyone, let
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