Meet the author: Vincent Fantauzzo

Sometimes tragic, often hilarious but always deeply moving, Unveiled is a paint-spattered, star-studded, white-knuckle ride from the Housing Commission ghettos of Australia to the art galleries of Hong Kong, through the back roads of India and into the nightclubs of New York as Vincent chases his dream with humility, humour and a boundless love for people and a life better lived.

Vincent Fantauzzo, award-winning portrait artist, completed a BA and a Masters in Fine Arts at RMIT, graduating in 2005. Fantauzzo truly emerged onto the portrait scene when his striking painting of his friend Heath Ledger took out the coveted People’s Choice Award at the 2008 Archibald Prize, winning eight the again in 2009, 2013 and 2014. In 2011, his Archibald-shortlisted portrait of chef Matt Moran won the Packing Room Prize; and his painting of director Baz Luhrmann was awarded the Moran National Portrait Prize the same year. In 2018, he was commissioned by the Historic Memorials Committee to create the official portrait of Julia Gillard for the Parliament House collection. The National Portrait Gallery commissioned Fantauzzo in 2020 to create a portrait of Hugh Jackman.

Helen Musa, OAM, CF, is an arts and cultural journalist. She is arts editor for Canberra CityNews, convener of the Canberra Critics’ Circle and Canberra representative of the Asia-Pacific Journalism Centre. In 2015, Helen was recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours for her service to the performing and visual arts as a critic and magazine editor.

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