Kim Spooner (b. 1955), artist, studied at the University of Sydney and the Julian Ashton School, from which she gained a travel scholarship. In 1980 she won the Campbelltown Festival of Fisher's Ghost Portrait Prize; she won the 1999 Portia Geach Memorial Award and was a finalist in the 2019 Dobell Drawing Prize. She has held solo exhibitions since 1993, and is a regular entrant in the Archibald and Portia Geach competitions. Her Archibald entries have included Daniel Johns (2001), Kerry O'Brien (2000), Margaret Whitlam (1998) and Barrie Kosky (1997). Represented by Annandale Galleries in Sydney, Spooner is also a lecturer in painting and drawing at the National Art School Sydney. Known for using traditional mediums including egg tempera and encaustic painting, her work is held by the Parliament House Art Collection and regional galleries as well as private collections.
