Education
2017 Studio Esclaier Argenton Château, France
Figure painting summer intensive scholarship
2015 Grand Central Atelier New York, NY
Cast Drawing, Portrait Painting
2015 Art Students’ League of New York New York, NY
Portrait Painting and Composition, Life Drawing and Anatomy
2011 University of Adelaide Adelaide, SA
Graduate Diploma (Art History)
2011 Adelaide Central School of Art Norwood, SA
Painting I, Drawing I
2008 University of Adelaide Adelaide, SA
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
Awards
2022 Art Circle Residence, Croatia.
Paspaley Artist in Residence.
2020 Archibald Prize Highly Commended.
2019 Art Circle Residence, Germany.
2018 Royal South Australian Society of Arts Fellowship.
2017 Smith Fellowship recipient, Studio Esclaier, France.
2016 Fleurieu Food and Wine Art Prize Highly Commended.
Mark Butler Art Prize winner.
2015 Arts SA Professional Development grant recipient.
2014 Portia Geach Memorial Award Highly Commended.
Eran Svigos Award for Best Visual Art, Adelaide Fringe.
2013 Helpmann Academy Emerging Artist Award, RSASA.
2010 Malcolm Campbell Award for Drawing, RSASA.
2004 Certificate of Merit for Visual Art Studies (SACE)
selected exhibitions
2023 Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, NSW.
Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin National Trust Gallery, NSW.
Still Life Showcase, Lethbridge Gallery, Paddington, QLD.
2022 Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, NSW.
Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin National Trust Gallery, NSW.
SILVER, 25th Anniversary of SALA, Queen’s Theatre, SA.
2021 Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, NSW.
Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin National Trust Gallery, NSW.
A.M.E. Bale Art Prize, Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Glen Eira, VIC.
Women Painting Women, Burrinja Cultural Center Upwey, VIC.
2020 Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
2019 Solo exhibition, ‘SELF’, GAGPROJECTS, Kent Town, SA.
Loreto SpringART Feature Artist, Loreto College, Marryatville, SA.
Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
Rick Armor Self Portrait Prize, Montsalvat, Eltham, VIC.
2018 Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
Shirley Hannan Portrait Prize, Bega Valley Regional Gallery, Bega, NSW.
2017 Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
2016 Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Shirley Hannan Portrait Prize, Bega Valley Regional Gallery, Bega, NSW.
Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin National Trust Gallery, NSW.
A.M.E. Bale Art Prize, Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Glen Eira, VIC.
Lethbridge 10,000 Small Scale Art Award, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane, QLD.
Glencore Percival Portrait Prize, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, QLD.
2015 Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Doug Moran National Portrait Prize online semi-finalist, Sydney, NSW.
Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin National Trust Gallery, NSW.
2014 New Works- Adelaide Fringe, Artlab Australia, Adelaide, SA.
Doug Moran National Portrait Prize online semi-finalist, Sydney, NSW.
Inaugural Kennedy Art Prize, Stomping Ground Studios, Stepney, SA.
Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin National Trust Gallery, NSW.
A.M.E. Bale Art Prize, Glen Eira Citry Council Gallery, Glen Eira, VIC.
2013 Inaugural Portrait Prize, Royal South Australian Society of Arts, Adelaide SA.
Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin National Trust Gallery, NSW.
Salon des Refusés, S.H. Ervin National Trust Gallery, NSW.
2012 Salon des Refusés, S.H. Ervin National Trust Gallery, NSW.
A.M.E. Bale Art Prize, Glen Eira Citry Council Gallery, Glen Eira, VIC.
Selected Bibliography
Nunn, Louise. “Archibald art runs in the family.” The Advertiser, April 06, 2012. (Link)
McDonald, John. “More than face value”. Sydney Morning Herald, April 19, 2013.
Llewellyn, Jane. “Profile: Tsering Hannaford.” The Adelaide Review, May, 2013.
McDonald, Patrick. “Father-daughter duo Robert and Tsering Hannaford face off in Archibald portrait contest.” The Advertiser, July 10, 2015.
Hender, Sarah. “SALA stars- three young artists you need to know right now.” The Advertiser, August 1, 2015.
Clifton, Catherine, “Brush with fame”. Adelaide Matters, July 22, 2015. (Cover feature)
Fleet, Nadja. “SA’s femail trailblazers’ call for action to achieve gender equality”. The Advertiser, March 3, 2016.
Allen, Christopher. “Archibald Prize: oversized visions blur complexities of form”. The Australian, July 8, 2016.
Ahern, Katharine. "It's all in the Making". Well Made Blog, March 19, 2018.
Couper, Sarah. “Studio Visit”. Look Magazine, May-June 2019.
Allen, Christopher, “Shock factor, not quality, at Archibalds”. The Australian, September 17, 2020.
Creswell Bell, Amber, “Still Life”. Thames & Hudson Australia Pty Ltd, 2021. (Link)
McDonald, John. “Times have changed, an art prize for women feels increasingly quaint”. The Sydney Morning Herald, September 30, 2022. (Link)