FINALIST - HAZELHURST ART ON PAPER AWARD 2021

It’s so wonderful to be selected as a finalist in this years ‘Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award’ amongst some of Australia’s finest artists working in the medium of paper.

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.

The Awards include the Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award of $15,000; the Young and Early Career Art Award of $5,000; the Local Artist Award of $5,000 (sponsored by the Friends of Hazelhurst); the Preparator’s Residency Award and the $1,000 People’s Choice Award.

This year Hazelhurst received entries from over 700 artists from throughout Australia. The following artists were selected for the Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award 2021:

2021 Hazelhurst Art on Paper Finalists

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! 'RECIPROCITY' EXHIBITION AND BOOK LAUNCH AT HAZELHURST ARTS CENTRE - Curated by Caitlin Casey

Not long now before the official opening of our group exhibition ‘Reciprocity’ opens to the public at the wonderful Hazelhurst Arts Centre curated by the amazing Caitlin Casey. The exhibition features contemporary established and emerging ceramicists and painters working together collaboratively and the project was designed as an open-ended conversation between these two artforms. Artists involved: Louisa Chircop, Kiata Mason, Jean McGhee, Tim Allen, Natalya Shinn, Tatiana Wans, Hayley West, Mirra Whale, Charmaine Pike, Ann Thompson and Agatha Pupaher.

To accompany the exhibition there will be a book launch of ‘Reciprocity - The Book’ published through Dr Gareth Jenkins’ Apothecary Archive which also includes poetry of his own accompanied by a contextualising essay written by Curator Caitlin Casey. The book will also contain images of the artists’ collaborations and work. The book provides an intimate view into the practices at play when diverse artists are inspired to make together.

Exhibition opens Saturday 26th June 2021 in the Broadhurst Gallery at Hazelhurst Arts Centre 2-4pm.

Covid restrictions apply. Please RSVP Caitlin Casey: Caitlincaseya@gmail.com

Please see exhibition invite below and accompanying image of the publication which can be purchased by clicking here.

Exhibition Invite

‘Reciprocity -The Book’ published by Apothecary Archive published by Dr Gareth Jenkins and essay by Curator Caitlin Casey.

'TALKING WITH PAINTERS' - FILIPPA BUTTITTA WITH LOUISA CHIRCOP -PODCAST EPISODE 109 BY MARIA STOLJAR

Listen in here to the latest Episode of ‘Talking with Painters’ with Maria Stoljar, where she interviews my stoic and incredible friend and fellow Australian artist Filippa Buttitta who I’ve painted for this year’s Archibald Prize. I will assure you that after listening to the podcast about Filippa’s own journey painting her Archibald subject brain surgeon, Professor Dr Charlie Teo, Filippa will leave you feeling nothing but touched and inspired.

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 - 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 - 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

CELEBRATING TWENTY YEARS AT HAZELHURST ARTS CENTRE 20|20

We’ve made ‘The Leader’ and The Shire is celebrating!

Hazelhurst Arts Centre turns twenty years old and is in the spotlight and so am I along with these amazing artists Michelle Cawthorn, Bob Marchant and George Gittoes along with Hazelhurst Art Centre chairman Byron Hurst and 350 artists in Hazelhurst 20|20 a group exhibition curated by Carrie Kibbler opening this month. I couldn’t be prouder to be apart of the Hazelhurst family and to be invited to represent our local regional gallery.

Keep an eye out for the Hazelhurst Exhibition program called Twenty Arty Acts, an online arts program in which I have been invited to contribute along with nineteen other artists. New content will be released each week with art making, videos, instructional activities and more! I’ll also be interviewed for a short feature film documentary about Hazelhurst Arts Centre.

Exhibition opens 21st November 2020 until 31st January 2021 (Free admission daily 10am - 4pm)

See ‘The Leader ‘ news HERE

Picture: Hazelhurst artists and Hazelhurst Art Centre Byron Hurst from left to Right, Louisa Chircop,Bob Marchant, Byron Hurst, Michelle Cawthorn and George Gittoes.

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’.

WINNER - 2020 JOHN COPES PORTRAIT PRIZE - BOWRAL ART GALLERY

It’s still sinking in that I just won the John Copes Portrait Prize at Bowral Art Gallery today. Huge congratulations to all the wonderful finalists and other prize winners! It was such a beautiful opening thanks to all the lovely Southern Highlands Community who came along and congratulated me. Big thanks to Black Parrot Art Framing who did an amazing and immaculate job with framing my work (and even delivering it to the gallery for me), what a team! And lastly, huge gratitude to judge Ben Quilty.

The John Copes Prize for Representational Art is becoming recognised as a leading are prize for representational work. It was instigated as a memorial to his father John, by Tim Copes.

The Prize attracts some of the finest representational artists throughout the state as well as other states across Australia.

See Youtube link here>

2020 John Copes Portrait Prize, Bowral Art Gallery

UPCOMING! 'TALKING WITH PAINTERS' AUSTRALIAN PODCAST SERIES BY MARIA STOLJAR

I’m thrilled and honoured to be invited to talk on Maria Stoljar’s ‘Talking with Painters’ Australian podcast series very soon. The podcast is full of the personal stories of the painters of Australia – leading, mid-career and emerging – not only as to how they live and work as artists, but how they became an artist in the first place, the highs and lows and what they’re working on now.

In 2020 the podcast was listed in British auction house Christie’s ‘Best art-world podcasts’ and frequently appears at the top of the Apple Podcasts Australian Visual Arts charts. It has also been recommended by Art Almanac and featured in Zart Art magazine.

I’ve long been a fan of this very popular podcast series, so it’s a bit surreal to be asked for an interview.

Follow ‘Talking with Painters’ on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Hope you enjoy listening!

Listen to the podcast here.

COLLABORATION - CLOS MILAN 2018 FIRST RELEASE IN TEN YEARS - SAINT RÉMY DE PROVENCE FRANCE

It’s bottled, labelled and ready to be enjoyed! I’m very pleased with the outcome and so honoured to be featured on Domaine Milan’s 2018 C.L.O.S MILAN as their first international artist from Australia. I’m also very blessed that the original artwork done for the label will form part of their private Art Collection at the winery for all to enjoy.

It was extremely humbling to have Henri Milan fall in love with the work that I created for the label (In true French passionate fashion!) he commented that I very successfully captured… “the true embodiment of their philosophy behind their natural process with the work”…the philosophy they pride being a love in… “an organic farming approach, the harmony created by a biodynamic practice in the mind and the simple influences of the moon on the rhythms of the seas, of women and of men…” to produce their exclusive sulphur free wines that travel far and wide.

My collaboration with this gorgeous family owned boutique winery in the heart of the Alpilles has been one of the most memorable and rewarding experiences that I cherished whilst spending time in France on Art Residency. The experience and the connection to the very special community in Saint Rémy has brought me much happiness and new found friends that will be around for many years to come.

I look forward to returning to France one day soon to celebrate our union (of course drinking the fine wine!), continuing friendships and making many more.

Thank you to all who made this possible!

Mes sincéres remerciements! X

C.L.O.S 2018 Artwork featured ‘Vénus cousant la brise’ (Venus sewing the breeze) by Louisa Chircop

DR JULIE KEYS - ACCLAIMED AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR REVIEWS 'COME SHOWER WITH ME'

Feeling extremely humbled and privileged to have struck up a wonderful friendship with the amazing Australian author Julie Keys, whose debut novel The Artist's Portrait which was shortlisted for The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers in 2017 and published by Hachett Australia is going gangbusters. Julie became fascinated by my art and my journey as an artist and attended my exhibition Come Shower With Me currently on at The SHAC Robertson NSW. She was kind enough to put pen to paper and write a review. Read about it here.

Louisa Chircop – Come shower with me

I met Louisa on Instagram. She followed me. I followed her back. She posted photos of artwork. Hers. Striking images with elements of the surreal that centred on scenes of her showering.  I pressed the screen to get a closer look. But those phones, they’re just not big enough. 

I’d developed a fascination for visual arts. This happened while I was doing background research for a novel I was writing.  I became absorbed – went to exhibitions, listened to talks, sat in on workshops, poured myself into textures and scents and images, taking in the debates and controversy on what made art and artists great, all the while wondering if  I was really getting it.  That whole visceral reaction people talked about eluded me. I felt distant, aloof until I came across something of Rothko’s from the 1930’s; streamlined bodies standing on a subway their heads curved forward like hooks.  My chest thumped. I sucked in a breath. The next time was over a painting by Vida Lahey.

Half a dozen years later I was trying to get a better look at Louisa’s work on a dodgy phone beneath poor lighting. Something had caught my attention. I was curious. The paintings, it turned out, were part of an exhibition. Come shower with me.  I DM’ed Louisa.

I have not lost that awkward, slightly uncomfortable feel of going to an exhibition and of being around art. Not that I want things too sweet. I crave art that widens my eyes, gives me that cold shiver, makes me want to look. The gallery was light and warm. I relaxed. It was an easy space to be in and Louisa’s work encouraged me to stand closer, stand further away, scrunch my eyes, hold out my hand, see everything.

Showering is mostly a solo activity for me, a sanctuary, a place of contemplation. But there I was being invited to join Louisa in that private moment when thoughts disassembled, dripped from your hair and fingers and swirled around your skin, ingesting body parts with tarry thick ideas before they disappeared down the plughole if you didn’t get hold of them. I walked the shape of a U in the gallery absorbing pieces of  Louisa’s gaze, bold fragments, exchanging energy in my own conversation with each canvas, craning my neck for one last look before I moved onto the next one.

Then, I found the artist, the flesh and blood one. This was the first time Louisa and I had met in real life. There were no profound questions from me. My head was full of  thoughts and impressions and sensations that I needed to process. The questions would come later – after I’d had time to stew on it. What I did instead was position Louisa in front of the largest canvas, took photos then got someone to take photos of the two of us together, tourist style – post shower. And for some reason that seemed exactly the right thing to do. 

Louisa Chircop – Come shower with me

The SHAC, Robertson

February 22nd to March 16th

SHORTLISTED FOR THE MUD LITERARY PRIZE 2020. A story about art, murder, and making your place in history.

'An intriguing read with compelling descriptions of early 20th-century Sydney in all its squalor, debauchery and fascinating historical detail.' Who Weekly

Read More about Julie Keys here.

DOMAINE MILAN WINE COLLABORATION - SAINT RÉMY DE PROVENCE FRANCE 2020

Domaine Milan loves to share the love and I’m so excited to be apart of their passionate philosophy. I’m incredibly honoured not only be the first artist after a ten year wait to collaborate on their prestige 2018 vintage label, but I’m also the first ever Australian artist…that makes it pretty special!

The CLOS has traditionally been the label they share with artists. It’s so wonderful to be apart of this amazing heritage listed boutique winery’s history in the very heart of Saint Rémy Provence France. As the labelling machine punches away…Cheers to the first bottling in ten years! and cheers to it’s global distribution to places like the exclusive Living Wines specialists in Hobart Tasmania who will be stocking this amazing CLOS in the coming months. Stay tuned for more fabulous announcements about this unique organic biodynamic wine to be bottled soon.

Thank you to Henri Milan and his amazing team of family and staff for helping me (and us) get this far!

Artwork featured, ‘Venus sewing the Breeze’, photomontage and mixed media by Louisa Chircop

'COME SHOWER WITH ME' - SOLO EXHIBITION OPENING 22nd FEB 2020 @shac_robertson

Pen in the Date!…Please join me at the opening of my solo exhibition 'Come Shower with Me' at the SHAC (Southern Highlands Artisans Collective) in Robertson in the wonderful community of the Southern Highlands - which we all know has recently been through a terrible period of the recent bushfires. It's a great opportunity to visit the area, and support the local businesses doing it tough (from buying a coffee to booking a place to stay for the weekend) like at the Robertson Hotel who are proud sponsors of The SHAC. Alternatively join me at Robertson Pub for a drink and an early dinner after the show.

Exhibition to be officially opened by award-winning Sydney Artist Halinka Orszulok Saturday 22nd February 2020 at 2pm at The SHAC (NEXT TO THE BIG POTATO) Exhibition continues and closes Monday March 6th 2020 at 4pm

PLEASE NOTE: the Official opening with drinks and opening address by award winning artist Halinka Orszulok will be Sat 22nd Feb 2020, However the exhibition will be open to the public from Friday 21st Feb 2020 if you happen to be already in the area.

The event is free but please RSVP here to give us an idea with numbers.

Drinks and nibbles provided.

If you can't make the opening you are welcome to drop in Gallery hours are Friday-Monday 10am-4pm

All works for sale. Works will also be available for purchase in an online catalogue coming soon.

enquiries@theshac.com.au

Enquiries: Patsy Peacock (President)
patsy@theshac.com.au
0614 0299 8644

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

‘Come shower with me’ invites viewers into the intimate world of Sydney based artist Louisa Chircop. As the title of her exhibition suggests, Chircop not only utilises the idea of the history of women’s activity in the bathroom but also uses the concept of showering to parallel her creative process in an ode to free association and surrealism, similarly the way ideas come to mind in the shower.

Through Chircop’s experience and interest in art history and psychological phenomenons, she explores the human condition creating images that are illicit in nature, rendered with complex meaning and hints of the shadow self. Chance encounters are played out repositioning women in art history whilst simultaneously positioning herself in relation to history, creating a metaphorical allegory about our present time.

Chircop is comfortable as chameleon, every image is a reconstruct of thought drawn from a stream of subconscious detritus into the reservoir of her conscious awakening. She creates with the inquisitive mind of an octopus foraging through its shady garden on the ocean floor. Every work, a token re-cleansing of the body, mind and spirit is an attempt to navigate existential pathways through the world resurrecting the female image from the grave of western art.

RECIPIENT - DRAWinternational ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE 2020 FRANCE

2020 is certainly shaping up to be a busy one and I’m pleased to announce I’ll be heading of to France again for a couple of months as Artist-in-Residence at DRAWInternational Caylus. The AIR programme aims to support artists in their professional practice/research and encourage creative exchange and fosters artistic research to promote and reveal ideas within a contemporary context.

DRAW welcomes applications from artists of all countries and all disciplines 
(drawing, painting, sculpture, architecture, ceramics, photography, printmaking, design, multimedia, video, installation as well as writers) for residencies of 1 to 3 months.

Artists are selected on the quality of their residency proposal, it's relevance to DRAW's philosophy and environment and evidence of previous artistic work. The centre organises events (exhibitions, open workshops and seminars/presentations to promote it's activities and share creative experience and opportunities within the public domain.

DRAWinternational offers international artists, teachers and students the opportunity to extend professional practice through cultural exchange.

Board :
Artistic director :
John McNorton

Administrator :
Grete McNorton

Board Members :
Professor Deanna Petherbridge CBE
Professor Graham Button
Paul Beauchamp - Principal Lecturer

GROUP SHOW GALERIE HEIMAT SAINT-RÉMY FRANCE- 'EXPOSITION NOËL_001' 2020

Feeling the Christmas spirit and feeling very special to be included in ‘Exposition Noël_001’ at Galerie Heimat in Saint-Rémy Provence France, the village town where Van Gogh made it famous. Curated by the ever so lovely and beautifully spirited Alexandra Chiara director of this stunning commercial gallery in the heart of Provence. She has brought together nine artists (painters, sculptors and jewellery makers) both locally and internationally from France, Germany, China, Finland and me from Australia. It touched me that she was so excited to welcome me as her first ever Australian artist from wayyyy down under! and be representing me in this exhibition. I wish I could be there for the opening but I’ll be seeing you all again in 2020 when I will be doing my residency. Exhibition opens Saturday 7th December. The exhibition continues until the 11th January 2020. Gallery Hours Thursday - Sunday 11am - 7pm. JOYEUX NOËL !

‘Mange moi, bois moi, aime-moi’ (Eat me, drink me, love me), mixed media and photomontage on paper 51cm x 40.5cm

SEMI FINALIST - 2019 DOUG MORAN NATIONAL PORTRAIT PRIZE

I’m over the moon and so grateful to make it to the semi finalists for the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize 2019. What an honour to be selected amongst this fine bunch of Australian talent. The judges of the 2019 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize are artist and 2013 DMNPP winner Nigel Milsom, Director of the Ian Potter Museum of Art at the University of Melbourne, Kelly Gellatly, and Peter Moran, Managing Director of the Moran Health Care Group.  Peter’s parents Greta and Doug Moran established the Moran Arts Foundation in 1988. (See Judges comments below).

Judge Nigel Misom: “If portraiture is one of the means used to communicate our individuality, connection to each other, and the world around us, look no further than the 2019 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize Semi-Finalists. The variety and scope of the selected portraits are vast, yet they all seem to share a commonality, that is, the painter and subject have united to share in the ‘magic’ of creativity.”

Judge Kelly Gellatly: “While the sheer volume of entries to this year’s Doug Moran Portrait Prize was initially overwhelming, it was a privilege to experience such a breadth of contemporary portraiture and to be able to get a glimpse into how some of Australia’s most talented artists are currently exploring, and pushing, the genre.  For the judges, the shortlisted artists collectively demonstrate the way in which portraiture can and should be much more than the sheer skill of capturing of a likeness. The power of portraiture instead manifests from the almost intangible coming together of artist and subject; a tension or ‘rub’ that encourages the viewer to remain with a work and to return to it time and again, well beyond the initial moment of recognising the subject.”

The Doug Moran National Portrait Prize…

Founded by Doug & Greta Moran and family in 1988, the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize (DMNPP) is an annual Australian portrait painting prize supporting Australian artists.  The prize has encouraged both excellence and creativity in contemporary Australian portraiture by asking artists to interpret the look and personality of a chosen sitter, either unknown or well known.  With a first prize of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) it is Australia’s richest art prize.

Finalists announced - 16 Oct

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.

CURATED EXHIBITION - 'EVERYDAY MADONNA' CASULA POWERHOUSE ARTS CENTRE

Very happy to be included in this exhibition at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre with works featured from over the last five years sourced from private collections. Exhibition launch event on Saturday 18 May (2-4pm) All Welcome.

"Drawing from iconic and classical images of the Madonna and Child (created mostly by men), artists in Everyday Madonna respond to the ideas of motherhood from their own perspective”.

18 May 2019 - 30 Jun 2019 | 9.00am - 4.00pm

Everyday Madonna features works by these artists: Eddie Abd, Linda Brescia, Louisa Chircop, Karla Dickens, Mona Ibrahim, Nicole Monks, Susan O’Doherty, Pamela Rodoreda, Marikit Santiago, Rokeya Sultana.