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Recent Appointments:
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1992/1994 - Resident Artist National Gallery, Zagreb
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1992 - Sesqui (150th Anniversary) Artist for the City of
Sydney
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1992, 1993 - Artist to Spring Racing Carnival, Melbourne
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1995 - Resident Artist Queen Elizabeth 2, Cunard Lines
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1995 - Guest Artist, The Chinese Artists Association, China
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1996 - Commemorative Centenary Painting, Australia Football
League
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1996 - Official Artist to the 1996 Formula 1 Grand Prix,
Melbourne, Australia
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2000 - Official Artist for the Australian Olympic Team at the Games of
the 26th Olympiad in Sydney, Australia
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2000 - Official Artist for the French Olympic Team at the Games of the
26th Olympiad in Sydney, Australia
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2000 - Artist for the USA Olympic Team at the Games of the 26th Olympiad in Sydney,
Australia
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2000 - Sport artist of the year [where?]
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2000 - Appointed Artist to Promote, Australia Tourist Commission
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2000 - The Commemorative Painting Centenary Nobel Peace Prize, National Red
Cross
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2001 -
Designated the artist for Centenary Nobel Prize for Peace
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2002 - Artist for the East Timor Independence Day
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2003 - Official Artist for Rugby World Cup
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2004 - Official Artist for the Australian Olympic Team, Athens, Greece
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2004 - Official Artist for the USA Olympic Team, Athens, Greece
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Designated the Official Artist for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Committee
Awards:
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"Order of the
Eagle' for the International Appointment as 'Sports Artist for the Year
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2000 - Order of the Eagle Exemplar, USA
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1996 - Honorary Citizen of Atlanta, Centennial Olympic City,
USA
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1989 - Milan & Spoleto Award, Italy
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1998 - Victorian Heritage & Cultural Award
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1987/88 -
Prints Award/Gold Medal
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1988 - Spoleto Prize, Italy
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1987 - Spoleto Award, Italy
Exhibits and Collections:
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QinShiHuang BingMa Yong Muesum, X'ian, China
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The Vatican Collection, Rome
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Australian Olympic Committee Headquarters, Sydney
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International Olympic Museum, Lausanne
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Hall of Congress, Washington D.C., USA
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State Theater, Sydney
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Selangor Turf Club Equestrian and Sports Center, Kuala
Lumpur
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The Parliament of Japan
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Australian Embassy to Germany
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The Parliament of Victoria
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Australian Embassy to Japan
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City of Kanagawa, Japan
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Brisbane City Hall Art Gallery
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Brisbane Convention Center
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City of Rijeka, Croatia
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City of Melbourne
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City of Dusseldorf, Germany
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City of Orebic (Franciscan Monastery:
The Way of the Cross)
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Embassy of Croatia, Canberra
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Exhibition Building, Melbourne
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New York State Govt. Port Authority
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Queensland Art Gallery
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Royal Australian Air Force
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Rockhampton Galley, Qld
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The Royal Collection of Thailand
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The City of Hakodate, Japan
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Central Queensland University, Rockhampton
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The City of Osaka, Japan
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The City of Sydney
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Art Bank, Commonwealth of Australia
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2004 - Carnivale Christ, Melbourne
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2004 - United Nations, New York
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2002 - Erotica Exhibition, Sydney
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2002 - QinShiHuang BingMa Yong Museum, X'ian, China
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2002 - Salt Lake City, USA
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2000 - US Sports Art Museum, Alabama, USA
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2000 - Macquarie University, Sydney
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2000 - Art Expo, NY, USA
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2000 - City Hall, Mobile, NY, USA
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1999 - Erotica Exhibition Bloxham Galleries, London
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1998 - Hall of Congress, Washington D.C.
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1998 - Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation
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1998 - City Hall, Warsaw, Poland
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1998 -
Fortress,
Lovran, Croatia
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1997 - Mostar, Herzegovina
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1994 - Museum of Zagreb
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1994 - Bunbury Art Gallery
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1994 - Gold Coast Arts Center
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1994 - Bega Valley Regional Arts Center
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1994 - Gosford City Arts Center
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1993 - The Australian Consulate, Hong Kong
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1993 - Parliament House, Queens Hall, Melbourne
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1992 - Mitsukoshi Gallery, Tokyo
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1994 - Mildura Arts Center
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1994 - Rockhampton Art Gallery
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1994 - Geelong Arts Center
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1994 - Bairnsdale Art Gallery
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1993 - Kings Hall, Old Parliament House, Canberra
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1991/1992 - Australian Embassy, Tokyo
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1992 - Westpac Gallery, Melbourne
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1991 - Parliament House Queens Hall, Melbourne
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1991 - Hotel de Paris, Monte Carlo
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1991 - Ministry of Heritage, Rome
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1987/1988 - Los Angeles, New York Art Expo
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1983-1989 - Spoleto Art Festival
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Publications:
In the year 2000, Charles Billich published a unique Calendar Millennium
Almanac which contains:
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366 reproductions of paintings, drawings and sketches, past and recent from
his studios in Australia, Monaco and Croatia
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366 thoughts, heresies, metaphores, unsolicited pieces of advice,
confidences, confessions, platitudes and wise-sounding banalities
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366 days in the life of an artist that you can share hour by hour, day in
day out, millennium in millenium out, if you, like him, want to disclaim any
allegations of total sanity...
 Media
coverage:
- April 29, 2005 - Pell to unveil first official Benedict portrait,
Catholic News
- July 23, 2004 - New
York i UN otkrili hrvatske divove i Bleiburg,
Fokus (Hrvatski)
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June 22, 2004 - CCTV, English Channel, Up Close:
"Sport Artist of the Year 2000: Charles Billich" - video clip
1 and
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(viewable only in Internet Explorer and the latest Microsoft Media Player.)April 3, 2004 - Charles
Billich ne plaća zakupninu za lovransku kulu,
Novi list (Hrvatski)
- September 18, 2003 - Carlo Billich: romantico o visionario?,
La Voce del Popolo / News ITALIA PRESS
(Italiano)
- September 12, 2002 -
Jedrenjaci usidreni u privatnom muzeju,
Novi list
- February 19, 2001 - Renowned Aussie
Artist Backs Beijing Bid by Donating Painting, People's Daily
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Aussie Artist Paints for Beijing Olympics
Sources:
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