Australia celebrates artists in a truly Australian way

Seeing as no artists were recipients of Australia Day honours, maybe the small community of SAJ can put together our own recipient list and celebrate the work of our best and our revered.

We can lead the pack and show the uninspiring bunch of eight 'community representatives' who they could have considered - had they attended some type of arts event or even picked up a book.

Here are some suggestions... You don't have to agree - it's just to start the ball rolling.

1. Peter Carey
2. William McInnes
3. Geoffrey Rush
4. Tim Winton
5. Brett Dean
6. Kate Champion
7. Patricia Shaw
8. Ross Edwards
9. Meryl Tankard
10. Kate Grenville
11. Helen Garner
12. John Mawunrdjul
13. Stephen Page