It’s little surprise that an ambitious new book about Australia’s most engaging artists includes Ben Quilty, one the Southern Highlands’ best-known residents. In Artists by Artists, authors Michelle Grey and Susan Armstong have paired 50 Australian artists, challenging them to capture each other in portraiture and to discuss their art. The following extract features Archibald Prize winners Ben Quilty and Vincent Namatjira.
(Photograph Alexander Cooke)