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Esther Erlich (born 1955)[1] is a Melbourne-based Australian artist who has been exhibiting since 1985. She won the 1998 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize with her painting, "Gaunt and Glorious" a portrait of Steve Moneghetti.[2] In 2000 Esther won the Archibald People's Choice Award with her painting of Bill Leak.[3]

Her works can be found in the collections of the National Library of Australia,[4] the National Portrait Gallery,[3] ALP Building Canberra, Council for Adult Education Victoria, Royal Overseas League Australian Collection, Performing Arts Museum Victoria.[5]

Awards
Preceded by Evert Ploeg	People's Choice Award 2000 Never been better-portrait of painter Bill Leak	Succeeded by Paul Newton

References

• Let's Face It - The History of the Archibald Prize by Peter Ross
• AGNSW Gallery (Dec 2000 - Jan 2001 edition), National Gallery of Victoria publication
• The National Library of Australia's 38th Annual Report 1997-1998
• Who's Who of Australian Visual Artists by D.W. Thorpe (Nov 1995)
• Australian Artist (Dec 1991)
• Portraits of Australia 1990 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize Collection

External links

• Official website

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