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Angus, who is Social Justice Captain at his school, drew the portrait of Willem Baa Niip after seeing him featured on a mural in Denny\u2019s Place in central Geelong.<\/p>\n
\u201cKing Billy is believed to be the last of the local Wathaurong (1836\u20131885)\u2026 but I don\u2019t think people know enough about him,\u201d Angus wrote in an artist\u2019s statement submitted with his entry.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring his life he fought for his right to live on the land of his people, the Wadawurrung.\u201d<\/p>\n
Angus said he inherited his artistic talents from his mum, Christina, and they often did drawings together and visited art galleries.<\/p>\n
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The Who\u2019s who portrait prize honours Jules Francois Archibald, after whom the Art Gallery of New South Wales\u2019 famous portrait prize is named, and his connection to Geelong as his birthplace.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s competition attracted a diverse array of submissions from students across the region and winners were awarded across age categories. To view the winning artworks, head to geelonggallery.org.au\/whats-on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BUDDING young artist Angus Thorley has won the people\u2019s choice award in the annual Who\u2019s who portrait prize run by Geelong Gallery. His pencil drawing of Willem Baa Niip (King Billy) proved the most popular with the voting public. The humble Grade 6 pupil from Lisieux Catholic Primary School said he was surprised and over […]<\/p>\n