FINALIST - HAZELHURST ART ON PAPER AWARD -2023

So stoked to be a finalist this year amongst this stellar line up of Australian talent in one of Australia’s most significant national awards for artists working on paper!

Join us this Friday 15th Sept at 6pm for the official opening at Hazelhurst Arts Centre.

Now in its twelfth year, The biennial Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award is a significant national exhibition that aims to elevate the status of work on paper while supporting and promoting artists working with this medium.

With awards totalling $26,000 the biennial Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award showcases outstanding art created with, on or about paper. Awards include the $15,000 major award, the $5,000 Young and Early Career Artist Award, the $5,000 Friends of Hazelhurst Local Artist Award, and the $1,000 People's Choice Award. Hazelhurst's installation crew also select an artist for the Residency Award: a 4-week studio residency. The exhibition will present a diverse range of works including drawing, printmaking, collage, photography, sculpture, paper cuts and video.

 This year Hazelhurst received entries from 890 artists from across Australia. Congratulations to the 82 finalists selected for the Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award 2023. Finalists will be exhibited in the Main Gallery at Hazelhurst Arts Centre from 16 September to 12 November 2023.

This year’s judge and guest speaker is esteemed Australian artist Deborah Kelly.

Awards

Awards include the $15,000 major award, the $5,000 Young and Early Career Artist Award, the $5,000 Friends of Hazelhurst Local Artist Award, and the $1,000 People’s Choice Award. Hazelhurst’s installation crew also select an artist for the Residency Award: a 4-week studio residency in the historic Hazelhurst Cottage.

HAZELHURST ART ON PAPER AWARD 2023 FINALISTS

Margaret Ackland | Carlos Almenar Diaz | Suzanne Archer | Tony Ameneiro | Kim Anderson | Sharna Barker | Lee Bethel | Patrizia Biondi | Amber Boardman | M Bozzec | Jennifer Buntine | Peter Burke | Michelle Cawthorn | Armando Chant | Cindy Chen | Ning Chen | Louisa Chircop | Matthew Clarke | Adrienne Doig | Kelly Doley | Jacqui Driver | Christine Druitt-Preston | David Eastwood | Julia Flanagan | Oliver Fontany | Freya Fristad | Todd Fuller | Aidan Gageler | Angus Gardner | Phillip George | Amala Groom | Yvette Hamilton | Tina Havelock Stevens | Nicci Haynes | Bridget Hillebrand | Anna Hoyle | Amber-rose Hulme | Kirrily Humphries | Phil James | Freya Jobbins | Joya Kang | Nicole Kelly |  Barbie Kjar | David Lawrey & Jaki Middleton | Christopher Lawrie | Hyun Hee Lee | Jenna Lee | Belem Lett | Brenda Livermore | Roman Longginou | Alanna Lorenzon | Kasane Low | Kevin McKay | Stephanie Monteith | Mylyn Nguyen | Adam Norton | Toshiko Oiyama | Liz Payne | Lori Pensini | Izabela Pluta | Jasmine Poole & Chris Sewell | Diego Ramírez | Brian Robinson | Douglas Schofield | Liz Shreeve | Benedict Sibley | Chanel Sohier | Peter Solness | Mignon Steele | Ali Tahayori | Sherna Teperson | Teo Treloar | Garry Trinh | Kate Vassallo | Sylvie Veness | Hilary Warren | Peta West | Paul White | Amanda Williams | Belinda Yee | Mei Zhao | Tianli Zu

‘Left leg right’, mixed media and photomontage on hand painted archival pigment print on cotton rag, 167cm x 113cm, 2023 by Louisa Chircop

FINALIST - MILBURN ART PRIZE 2021 - BRISBANE INSTITUTE OF ART

I’m very excited to be selected as a finalist in this year’s Milburn Art Prize at the Brisbane Institute of Art with my work ‘Sounds at Pulpit Rock Bundanon’. Good luck to all the finalists selected in this year’s prize.

The 2021 Milburn Art Prize for Landscape reflects the evolving nature and aims of BIA to honour Paul Milburn, a much loved and respected tutor who began teaching in 1989 at BIA until his death in 2011. With this in mind we offer a prize of $10,000 awarded for a 2d artwork addressing the spirit of Paul Milburn’s legacy and John Peart’s musings on landscape as quoted below. Accepted media includes painting, drawing, printmaking, mixed media and photography.

I see pictorial space as an inner landscape for the mind’s eye to roam; so it is not surprising if my paintings evoke the feeling of landscape. (I) know it is a mental projection but it is inherently delightful. While painting, I am issuing an open invitation for these illusions - or allusions – to enter. My conscious mind can be occupied with the making, and the unconscious can come up with its own surprises. John Peart

‘Sounds at Pulpit Rock Bundanon’, 103cm x 66cm, mixed media on water colour paper

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.

FINALIST - OPEN SECTION - FISHER'S GHOST ART AWARD 2018 CAC

One of the highlights of my art calendar year and I’m stoked to be a finalist amongst such a fine bunch of artists across all categories in this year’s Fisher’s Ghost Art Prize with my painting titled ‘#Sorrow’. Looking forward to a fantastic opening night at Campbelltown Arts Centre, they certainly know how to really turn up the party!

Official Opening Night and Award Announcement  Friday 2 November

Exhibition open to the public  Saturday 3 November – Thursday 13 December

All works will be available for purchase

‘#Sorrow’, oil on canvas, 220cm x 214cm

Sneak peek Installation at Campbelltown Arts Centre

2017 WINNER OF THE FISHER'S GHOST JAMES GLEESON AWARD FOR SURREALISM

It's not every day you get to win the same prize twice. Still shell shocked, I'm pleased to announce that I'm the '2017 Winner of the James Gleeson Award for Surrealism' at Campbelltown Arts Centre. The judging panel included esteemed art professionals, Daniel Mudie-Cunningham (Senior Curator of Art Bank, artist and writer), Ben Quilty (artist and AGNSW board of Trustee Member) and Tess Allas (artist, curator and writer). I would like to thank Campbelltown Arts Centre for putting on an amazing evening and to the judges for finding my work worthy and honouring me the award. I would also like to thank the sponsors of the award Michael and Marilyn Reardon-Small for purchasing my work for their collection which will become part of Campbelltown Arts Centre's collection in future years to come. For all other category winners please visit Campbelltown Arts Centre website http://c-a-c.com.au/fishers-ghost-art-award-2017/

Notice board announcement - 'I Fucked with Matta and Van Gogh' Oil on canvas, 167cm x 167cm (purchased by the Sponsors Michael and Marilyn Reardon-Small for their Collection)

DOUBLE FINALIST - FISHER'S GHOST ART AWARD CAC 2017

Doubly pleased to be a finalist in two categories at Fisher's Ghost Art Award at Campbelltown Arts Centre this year. My Painting 'Existential Void' is a finalist in the Open section whilst my painting 'I fucked with Matta and Van Gogh' is a finalist in the Contemporary section. Looking very forward to the opening on the 3rd November as this one always draws a big crowd!

'Existential Void', Oil on Canvas, 250cm x 166.5cm