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Lewis studied painting at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne from 1977 to 1979, and then travelled to London, Europe and Malaysia. He held his first solo exhibition in 1986 and is represented in the National Gallery of Australia, state and private galleries. In 1998 he won the prestigious Archibald Prize, which brought him greater prominence and lead to many further commissions. He has travelled widely, including trips to the USA in 1998, 2000 & 2003, and painted portraits including Australian Rules Football coach Ron Barassi, mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary and scientist James D. Watson. In 2003 he travelled to Iraq as Official Australian War Artist. The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... National Gallery of Australia The National Gallery of Australia is a major art gallery (museum) in Canberra, Australia. ... The Archibald Prize is regarded as the most important portraiture prize, and is the most prominent of all arts prizes, in Australia. ... Australian rules football at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. ... Ronald Dale Barassi (born 27 February 1936) is one of the greatest Australian rules football players and coaches of all time. ... Edmund Hillary on the New Zealand 5 dollar note Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE (born July 20, 1919) is a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer, most famous for the first successful climb of Mount Everest. ... James Watson James Dewey Watson (born April 6, 1928) is one of the discoverers of the structure of the DNA molecule. ...

Awards

• 1982 - Hugh Ramsay Portrait Prize
• 1998 - Archibald Prize - Portrait of Allan Mitelman No 3
• 2000 - 2000 Sporting Portrait Prize - Ronald Dale Barassi