Adam Cullen graduated from the City Art Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, in 1987 and received a master of fine arts from the University of New South Wales in 1999. He won the Archibald Prize, awarded annually to the best portrait painted by any artist resident in Australasia, in 2000 and his work is represented in many Australian galleries.
Adam Cullen illustrated the picture book Hooky the Cripple (2002) written by Mark 'Chopper' Read.
Source: Wendy Frew, 'Colourful Archibald Prize-Winning Artist, Adam Cullen, Dies', The Canberra Times (30 July 2012): 2
