Charles Billich

Painting, Visual Artist

1934 –

48

Who is Charles Billich?

Charles Billich was named Artist of the 1996 Summer Olympics. He is the recipient of the 2000 Sport Artist of the Year Award presented annually by the American Sport Art Museum and Archives.

He was named Designated Artist 2001 Centenary Nobel Peace Prize.

Inspired by his work entitled The Beijing Cityscape, the official image for the successful Beijing bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games, Charles Billich conceived a series of images based on the Bing Ma Yong Terracotta warriors. The Bing Ma Yong images are represented on a collection of 16 postage stamps currently in circulation in China.

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Born
Sep 6, 1934
Lovran
Education
  • RMIT University
Lived in
  • Lovran

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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