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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Alyx Gorman

‘I’m not humble’: Artist Ken Done delivers colourful speech as 2022 Australian fashion laureate

Ken Done poses with a model backstage ahead of the Romance Was Born show during Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2022
Australian artist Ken Done told the audience at the fashion laureate awards he spent all his time painting: ‘I can get away with it.’ Photograph: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images

Ken Done, the artist known for his riotously colourful Australiana paintings and prints, has been named the Australian fashion laureate for 2022. The lifetime achievement award honours individuals for their significant contribution to the Australian fashion industry.

“I’m not humble, fuck it,” Done said upon receiving the award at a ceremony in Sydney on Tuesday.

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