Michelle Zuccolo,  Sophia Mundi’s IB Visual Art Teacher, is one 32 finalists in this year’s $19 000 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize (BAAP), chosen for her portrait of Paralympian and four-time Australian Open Champion, Dylan Alcott. Dylan is an Australian wheelchair basketballer, wheelchair tennis player, radio host and motivational speaker. He has received the Order of Australia (OAM).

BAAP is an annual painting prize and exhibition that showcases the diversity of contemporary painting practice. Further details (including winner announcements) can be found on http://baysideacquisitiveartprize.com.au

Michelle Zucccolo and her painting of Dylan Alcott
(Image courtesy of ‘Let’s Talk Bayside” magazine)