Kevin McKay (artist)

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Kevin McKay
Occupation Artist (painter)
Spouse Elizabeth (Liz) Sukumaran

Kevin McKay is a self-taught Australian artist who's skills attracted a great deal of early attention. Kevin won his first major art prize when he was just 15 - the prize was presented by artist Clifton Pugh. In 1985, at age 19, Kevin won the International Youth Art Prize for his naïve work "A New Beginning", a modern interpretation of Noah's Ark. The prize was presented by Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Mr Hawke was so impressed with the work that he used it for the Hawke family Christmas cards.[1]


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  1. ^ Loving his work – community worker sticks with painting. TAFE NSW (2002-08-27). Retrieved on 2008-01-24.