Super chuffed to win Highly Commended with my work ‘Alienated Tarago Landscape’ sponsored by curator and artist Julia Martin at the National Paddington Art Prize for Australian Landscape last night. What a crowd! Such an incredible exhibition of Australian talent you must get out to see.
Heartfelt thanks goes out to Paddington Art Prize sponsors Chris Antico and Marlene Antico AOM founder and co-sponsor. Also big thanks to Pia Antico for all her help assisting the organisation of such a mammoth event. Thank you to Julia Martin for being so fond of my work. Her lovely words can be found in the finalist announcement speeches.
Thank you also to the esteemed judges Jackie Dunn (Senior Curator of Exhibitions AGNSW, Ian Grant (artist) and Sasha Grishin AM, FAHA Emeritus Professor ANU
And lastly, thank you to lovely Rebecca Brady from Rathenart Printing who assisted me in the reproduction of my work for my creation.
PLEASE JOIN ME along with the other National finalists on Saturday October 12th 2-3pm Art Leven Gallery Redfern with the incredible Radio presenter & co-host and producer of TV program Antiques Roadshow DownUnder Claudia Chan Shaw who is hosting selected winners and finalists in conversation at the Gallery. The artist talk will also be live-streamed on socials.
Hope to see you there!
FINALIST - ADELAIDE PERRY DRAWING PRIZE PLC SYDNEY - 2023
A fantastic start to 2024!... So honoured to be one of the 40 incredible finalists from across Australia in the Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize at PLC Sydney…Congratulations to all finalists!
This year's judge, Emeritus Professor Sasha Grishin AM, FAHA, art historian, art critic and curator, selected a shortlist of 40 works. The Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing is a $25,000 acquisitive art award among the most significant of its kind in the country. Named in honour of respected painter, printmaker and draughtswoman, Miss Adelaide Elizabeth Perry (1891-1973) who taught Visual Arts at PLC Sydney from 1930 to 1962, the Prize attracts submissions from around the country, and this year was no different.
From over 400 entries, Emeritus Professor Sasha Grishin, art historian, art critic and curator, has selected this year's Perry Prize shortlist. Just prior to the opening of the Exhibition of Finalists, Sasha Grishin will return to the Gallery to select the overall winner.
Sasha Grishin is the author of over 30 books about art, including Australian Art: A History, and wrote for The Canberra Times as art critic for fortv-five years. He has delivered guest lectures at universities, art galleries and museums throughout Australia, Asia, North America and Europe including Harvard University, the Hermitage Museum, Being Central Academy and London University. PLC Sydney has been honoured to have had his participation in this capacity.
From over 400 entries, Emeritus Professor Sasha Grishin, art historian, art critic and curator, has selected this year's Perry Prize shortlist. Just prior to the opening of the Exhibition of Finalists, Sasha Grishin will return to the Gallery to select the overall winner.
Sasha Grishin is the author of over 30 books about art, including Australian Art: A History, and wrote for The Canberra Times as art critic for forty-five years. He has delivered guest lectures at universities, art galleries and museums throughout Australia, Asia, North America and Europe including Harvard University, the Hermitage Museum, Beijing Central Academy and London University. PLC Sydney has been honoured to have had his participation in this capacity.
The 2024 finalists are
Kim Anderson, Andrew Antoniou, Suzanne Archer, Deborah Beck, John Bokor, Julie Bradley, Kate Briscoe, Louisa Chircop, Matthew Clarke, Jo Darvall, Dana Dion, Jacqui Driver, Yvonne East, David Fairbairn, Kaye Green, Jenny Herbert-Smith, Todd Hunter, Locust Jones, Barbie Kjar, Yvonne Langshaw, Rosie Lloyd-Giblett, Marco Luccio, Paula Martin, Annabel Mason, Kerry McInnis, Noel McKenna, Tony Mighell, Alexandra Mills, Robbi Neal, Geoffrey Odgers, Catherine O'Donnell, Vicki Parish, Amanda Penrose Hart, Melinda Schawel, Jeannette Siebols, Sally Simpson, Wendy Teakel, Claire Tozer, Anna Warren and Steve Woodbury.
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FINALIST - SPLASH McCLELLAND CONTEMPORARY WATERCOLOUR AWARD 2021 - McCLELLAND SCULPTURE PARK AND GALLERY
So lovely to get this news during Sydney’s Covid lockdown! and so proud to be selected as a finalist in the acquisitive Splash McClelland Contemporary Watercolour Award with my work ‘A Garden of Earthly Delights-Happiness is like Glass it soon breaks’ 2017
Held at McClelland every three years, the Splash: McClelland Contemporary Watercolour Award was established to showcase Australian artists who work in the medium of watercolour. It is an acquisitive award with funds from the Fornari Bequest, by the Will of the late Lena May Fornari, and is a legacy of her support for the arts in Victoria. Lena May was an ardent collector of works by the watercolourist Herbert Rose, which she also left to McClelland, and the first acquisitions through this Bequest were significant watercolours. Continuing this tradition, Splash focuses on contemporary watercolour practice.
In 2021 this acquisitive award will be granted to three outstanding original artworks in the medium of watercolour, which will all become part of the McClelland collection. Offering three awards will allow us to more broadly support artists during this challenging time. The awards aim to promote artistic excellence, while expanding McClelland’s significant collection for the benefit of the local community as well as wider Australian and international audiences.
Three acquisitive awards of $10,000 for original works in watercolour.
The prize will be judged by Kirsty Grant, Freelance Curator and Writer; Melissa Keys, Curator,
Buxton Contemporary; and Sim Luttin, Curator and Gallery Manager, Arts Project Australia.
Prize winners will be announced at the exhibition opening event.
UPCOMING! 'TALKING WITH PAINTERS' PODCAST EPISODE 109 BY MARIA STOLJAR
My Archibald subject this year is my amazing artist friend Filippa Buttitta. We’ve just been interviewed by Maria Stoljar from ‘Talking with Painters’ podcast series Episode 109 chatting about our Archibald Prize entries. Her first ever double podcast interview coming up next week.
Stay tuned for when it drops!
FINALIST - ADELAIDE PERRY PRIZE FOR DRAWING 2021
What a way to start 2021!
I’ve been selected as a finalist in this year’s ‘Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing’ by one of Australia’s most esteemed and foremost contemporary artists Lindy Lee.
This year, PLC Sydney’s annual Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing received over 480 entries from artists across Australia. PLC Sydney was honoured to have the participation of esteemed artist Lindy Lee, as judge who viewed submissions in January and made a selection of 44 finalists. Lindy will visit the Gallery in February, just prior to the official opening of the 2021 Exhibition of Finalists, to decide upon the overall winner of the $25,000 acquisitive prize. The Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing 2021 Exhibition of Finalists opens at 7.00 pm Friday 26 February.
Congratulations to this year’s finalists in the Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing!
Finalist - ‘Self as Water Feature', mixed media and photomontage on watercolour paper, 103cm x 56cm
FINALIST - 2020 PADDINGTON ART PRIZE
What an honour to be selected as a finalist in this year’s Paddington Art Prize with my work ‘In Love and War -Archibald Fountain Hyde Park’ amongst such an amazing line up of Australian artists. The exhibition of national finalists will be exhibited at Defiance Gallery Paddington Sydney and the winners will be announced on Thursday 29th October 2020. Congratulations to all the finalists! and a huge thank you to the highIy esteemed panel of judges Ross Laurie, Rhonda Davis and Jeanette Siebols for selecting my work. I cannot wait to see their selection.
See selected finalists here
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The Paddington Art Prize is a $30,000 National acquisitive prize, awarded annually for a painting inspired by the Australian landscape. Established in 2004 by Arts Patron, Marlene Antico OAM, this National prize takes its place among the country’s most lucrative and highly coveted painting prizes.
The prize encourages the interpretation of the landscape as a significant contemporary genre, its long tradition in Australian painting as a key contributor to our national ethos, and is a positive initiative in private patronage of the arts in Australia.
Marlene Antico OAM, created the Prize in order to assist with the monetary difficulties that often impede artists from showcasing their works. As an art student, gallery owner and volunteer guide at the AGNSW for over 10 years, she has underscored her commitment to supporting contemporary Australian artists, aware, of the financial concerns that prevent many artists from devoting themselves entirely to their art practice.
In 2017, Chris Antico, Marlene’s son joined as Principal Co-sponsor of the prize. The Paddington Art Prize appreciates the ongoing generosity of the following key sponsors and supporters: Marlene Antico OAM, Chris Antico, UNSW Art & Design, The Sydney Art Store, Sofala Cottage, Charvin Oils, Lucio’s Italian Restaurant, Defiance Gallery, Nock Art Foundation, Tracey Deep Floral Sculptures, Valiant Hire and Woollahra Municipal Council.
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A $30,000 Annual National Acquisitive Prize for a painting inspired by
the Australian Landscape
Sponsored by Marlene Antico OAM.
We also have five non-acquisitive prizes listed below:
HONOURABLE MENTION PRIZE
a $3,000 prize sponsored by Chris Antico (Co-Principal Sponsor)
HIGHLY COMMENDED PRIZE
$1,000 prize
DEFIANCE GALLERY AWARD
Two artists selected from the 2020 submissions will be chosen by Directors Campbell Robertson-Swann & Lauren Harvey, and offered an exhibition with Defiance Gallery at Mary Place, Sydney in 2021.
NOCK ART FOUNDATION PRIZE
Michael Nock will offer the TWO above mentioned selected artists a 3 week Residency at “Giverny”, Queenstown, New Zealand. With artist studios and airfares included.
UNSW ART & DESIGN PRIZE
will offer a chosen artist the opportunity to create a limited edition print
with Master Printer, Michael Kempson.
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
$1,000 gift certificate from Theresa Sarjeant of Fine Art Imaging
‘In Love and War - Archibald Fountain Hyde Park’ 2020, Mixed media and photomontage on Saunders Waterford Paper, 150cm x 100cm
Parks are landscapes. They often feature structures that tell narratives about the built history of our landscape. With the looming 100 year anniversary of the Archibald Prize I painted the famous Archibald Fountain in the iconic Hyde Park. It’s location, a junction point called ‘Birubi Circle’.
FINALIST - HAZELHURST ART ON PAPER AWARD 2019
Since 2001 The Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award has been a significant national biennial exhibition that aims to elevate the status of works on paper while supporting and promoting artists working with this medium. So thrilled to be a finalist this year with my work ‘Fright and Delight-Bundanon’, a work that was inspired when I was artist-in-residence at Bundanon Trust last year. Congratulations and best wishes to all artists who are finalists. This will be an amazing exhibition.
Exhibition launch and announcement of award recipients will be held on Friday 20th Sept 6pm at Hazelhurst Gallery.
RECIPIENT - Georges River Council Artist-in-Residence 2020
It’s still some time away but I’m very pleased to have been recently awarded this fabulous artist residency with Hurstville Museum and Gallery for Carrs Park Cottage to create work for my next upcoming project in 2020. Thank you so much to Hurstville Museum and Gallery and Georges River Council for this fantastic opportunity. See more
FINALIST - INAUGURAL BAM NATIONAL ART PRIZE 2018
It’s wonderful to be selected as a finalist for the BAM (Byron Arts Magazine) NATIONAL ART PRIZE. Congratulations and best wishes to all the finalists selected.
Offering both $5000 prize money and a unique visibility opportunity, the new BAM Art Prize offers a significant opportunity. The winner will be featured on the cover of BAM. First Prize and Highly Commended Award winners will be featured in the summer 2018 issue of BAM. Open to all artists nationwide, this new, non-acquisitive prize is for works of art in any medium.The inaugural prize will be presented on November 9, 2018. A finalists exhibition will be held at Byron Bay's Thomgallery in November. Byron Bay’s leading art gallery, Thomgallery features contemporary art and sculptures from renowned local and international artists and sculptors. All Finalists will be featured digitally.
ARCHIBALD SITTING 2018 - JUZ KITSON
It's that time of year again where I like to challenge myself by taking on a portrait. A portrait for me is more than a mere representation of the sitter's appearance, expression or simple gestures of their biography. A portrait articulates the psyche between the sitter and the artist, presenting an opportunity to reveal the inner workings of the subject's mind through the artist's own intimate thoughts on life and doubt through an exploration of their existential being. Heartfelt thanks goes to Juz Kitson one of Australia's best contemporary artists for allowing me delve into her as a subject and for sitting for me for this painting titled 'Juz Kitson Imitating Venus'. I've been so privileged to be able to paint her.
'Juz Kitson Imitating Venus' oil on canvas, 220cm x 167cm, 2018
10 April 2017
I'm very honoured to have recently been invited to be apart of the judging panel for Hazelhurst Art On Paper Awards. The list of finalists look amazing and it's going to be a cracker of a show. Good luck to all the selected finalists! The opening for the Exhibition will be 19th May 2017 at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre. The winning works will be judged by acclaimed Australian artist Lindy Lee.
