Who is known as the father of Australian landscape painting?
a) Arthur Streeton
b) Tom Roberts
c) Eugene von Guérard
d) John Glover
Answer: d) John Glover
Which Australian artist is associated with the Heidelberg School, known for their plein air painting?
a) Sidney Nolan
b) Grace Cossington Smith
c) Frederick McCubbin
d) Albert Namatjira
Answer: c) Frederick McCubbin
Who created the iconic painting “Blue Poles” in 1971, which is displayed at the National Gallery of Australia?
a) Sidney Nolan
b) Arthur Boyd
c) Brett Whiteley
d) Jackson Pollock
Answer: c) Brett Whiteley
Which indigenous Australian artist is known for his intricate dot paintings, often depicting Dreamtime stories?
a) Rover Thomas
b) Emily Kame Kngwarreye
c) Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
d) Albert Namatjira
Answer: a) Rover Thomas
The Archibald Prize is awarded annually for excellence in which type of art?
a) Sculpture
b) Photography
c) Portraiture
d) Abstract Art
Answer: c) Portraiture
Who is known for her distinctive depictions of Australian urban and suburban landscapes in the 20th century?
a) Margaret Olley
b) Grace Cossington Smith
c) Joy Hester
d) Nora Heysen
Answer: b) Grace Cossington Smith
Which Australian artist co-founded the Heidelberg School and painted “Shearing the Rams”?
a) Tom Roberts
b) Russell Drysdale
c) John Brack
d) Clarice Beckett
Answer: a) Tom Roberts
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is located in which Australian city?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Brisbane
d) Adelaide
Answer: b) Melbourne
Who is known for his bronze sculpture of a horse titled “The Angel of the North”?
a) Sidney Nolan
b) Ken Unsworth
c) Robert Klippel
d) Brett Whiteley
Answer: b) Ken Unsworth
Which indigenous artist’s work “Water Dreaming at Kalipinypa” is celebrated for its vibrant colors and dot painting technique?
a) Emily Kame Kngwarreye
b) Rover Thomas
c) Albert Namatjira
d) Lin Onus
Answer: a) Emily Kame Kngwarreye
The TarraWarra Museum of Art is situated in which Australian state?
a) Victoria
b) New South Wales
c) Queensland
d) South Australia
Answer: a) Victoria
Who is known for his series of paintings depicting the Ned Kelly story, including “The Story of the Kelly Gang”?
a) Sidney Nolan
b) John Brack
c) Arthur Streeton
d) Russell Drysdale
Answer: a) Sidney Nolan
The “Australian Impressionism” movement is also known as:
a) The Heidelberg School
b) The Sydney Modernists
c) The Melbourne Tonalists
d) The Brisbane Realists
Answer: a) The Heidelberg School
Which contemporary Australian artist is known for his hyperrealistic sculptures of everyday objects?
a) Ron Mueck
b) Patricia Piccinini
c) Bill Henson
d) Ben Quilty
Answer: a) Ron Mueck
Margaret Preston was associated with which art movement in Australia?
a) Cubism
b) Abstract Expressionism
c) Modernism
d) Surrealism
Answer: c) Modernism
Who is known for his iconic sculpture “Three Businessmen Who Brought Their Own Lunch: Batman, Swanston, and Hoddle”?
a) Inge King
b) Robert Klippel
c) Bruce Armstrong
d) Alison Weaver
Answer: c) Bruce Armstrong
The “Big Banana” sculpture is a famous landmark in which Australian city?
a) Sydney
b) Brisbane
c) Melbourne
d) Coffs Harbour
Answer: d) Coffs Harbour
Which Australian artist is known for her use of unconventional materials, such as blood and ash, in her artworks?
a) Patricia Piccinini
b) Emily Kame Kngwarreye
c) Del Kathryn Barton
d) Fiona Hall
Answer: d) Fiona Hall
Who created the controversial painting “First-Class Marksman,” depicting a kangaroo with a British flag on its back?
a) Albert Tucker
b) Arthur Boyd
c) Joy Hester
d) Sidney Nolan
Answer: a) Albert Tucker
The Art Gallery of New South Wales is located in which city?
a) Melbourne
b) Sydney
c) Adelaide
d) Brisbane
Answer: b) Sydney
Which Australian artist is associated with the “Yirrkala Bark Paintings” and indigenous art activism?
a) Lin Onus
b) Rover Thomas
c) Emily Kame Kngwarreye
d) Yirawala
Answer: d) Yirawala
“Ghostly Gum Trees” is a famous painting by:
a) Sidney Nolan
b) Arthur Streeton
c) Hans Heysen
d) Margaret Preston
Answer: c) Hans Heysen
The McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery is located in which Australian state?
a) Queensland
b) Victoria
c) New South Wales
d) Western Australia
Answer: b) Victoria
Who is known for his large-scale public artwork “Angel’s Wings” at Sydney’s Barangaroo?
a) Brett Whiteley
b) Ken Unsworth
c) Michael Parekowhai
d) Inge King
Answer: c) Michael Parekowhai
The “Ballets Russes” series by Sidney Nolan depicts scenes from which art form?
a) Ballet
b) Opera
c) Theatre
d) Circus
Answer: a) Ballet
Which Australian artist is known for his “Stringy Bark Creek” series, depicting the infamous shootout involving Ned Kelly?
a) Russell Drysdale
b) John Brack
c) Sidney Nolan
d) Arthur Streeton
Answer: c) Sidney Nolan
The “Blackman’s Moon” series is associated with which Australian artist?
a) Charles Blackman
b) Jeffrey Smart
c) Clarice Beckett
d) Joy Hester
Answer: a) Charles Blackman
Which Australian artist is known for his hyper-realistic paintings of suburban scenes, often featuring swimming pools?
a) Jeffrey Smart
b) Brett Whiteley
c) John Brack
d) David Hockney
Answer: c) John Brack
The “Ned Kelly” series by Sidney Nolan includes a famous painting titled:
a) “Death of Constable Scanlon”
b) “The Trial of Ned Kelly”
c) “The Jerilderie Letter”
d) “The Kelly Gang”
Answer: a) “Death of Constable Scanlon”
Who is known for his sculptural installation “The Shot Tower” at Melbourne’s Docklands?
a) Inge King
b) Robert Klippel
c) Bruce Armstrong
d) Ron Robertson-Swann
Answer: d) Ron Robertson-Swann
The “Yellow House” was an art commune and collaborative project led by which Australian artist?
a) Brett Whiteley
b) Sidney Nolan
c) Arthur Boyd
d) Albert Tucker
Answer: a) Brett Whiteley
Which Australian artist is known for her series of paintings depicting the “Love Story” between a man and a bird?
a) Grace Cossington Smith
b) Joy Hester
c) Del Kathryn Barton
d) Margaret Olley
Answer: c) Del Kathryn Barton
The “Yallaroo” series by Sidney Nolan portrays scenes from which Australian state?
a) Queensland
b) New South Wales
c) Victoria
d) South Australia
Answer: a) Queensland
Who is known for his sculpture “The Homeless” in Melbourne’s Batman Park?
a) Deborah Halpern
b) Bruce Armstrong
c) Clement Meadmore
d) Robert Klippel
Answer: a) Deborah Halpern
“The Breakaway” is a famous painting by:
a) Arthur Streeton
b) Tom Roberts
c) Sidney Nolan
d) Albert Namatjira
Answer: c) Sidney Nolan
The “Battarbee and Namatjira” exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia focuses on the friendship between:
a) Russell Drysdale and Albert Namatjira
b) Sidney Nolan and John Glover
c) Charles Blackman and Arthur Boyd
d) Rex Battarbee and Albert Namatjira
Answer: d) Rex Battarbee and Albert Namatjira
The McClelland Sculpture Survey & Award is held biennially in honor of which Australian sculptor?
a) Inge King
b) Ron Robertson-Swann
c) Robert Klippel
d) Clement Meadmore
Answer: a) Inge King
Which Australian artist is known for his “Fat Ladies” series of paintings?
a) Jeffrey Smart
b) Brett Whiteley
c) Ken Done
d) Peter Booth
Answer: c) Ken Done
The “Bushfire” series by Arthur Streeton captures scenes from which historical event?
a) Black Saturday bushfires
b) Ash Wednesday bushfires
c) Canberra bushfires
d) Black Friday bushfires
Answer: d) Black Friday bushfires
The “Stringybark” series by Sidney Nolan is inspired by:
a) Indigenous Dreamtime stories
b) Australian flora
c) Ned Kelly’s armor
d) Bushfire landscapes
Answer: c) Ned Kelly’s armor
