2023 Judges
Left to right: Wendy Sharpe, Fiona Foley, Milan Milojevic
photo: Jessica King, 2023
2023 Winner
Vicki Yatjiki Cullinan
Ngayuku Ngura (My Country)
Acrylic paint on linen
167 cm x 152 cm
Judges’ comments
This work knocked us out at first glance and kept giving. The longer you look at it, the better it gets. It doesn’t reveal all its secrets at once. Like the country, it is vibrant and alive. We were all drawn to this work and find it fascinating.
2023 Residency Prize Winner
Melissa Kenihan
This is not a Rehearsal
Oil on linen
136 x 151cm
Judges’ Comments
A unique and beautifully done painting with a potent environmental message. Melissa intends to use this residency to explore Tasmania’s rugged and wild landscapes and draw inspiration from the Tasmanian arts scene. We look forward to seeing the work that eventuates from her Tasmanian experience.
2023 Mercury People’s Choice Award
JOSHUA ANDREE
Once Still Water (Requiem for a Lake)
Oil on Linen, Reused King Billy Pine Pipe Staves
172 x 172 cm
Honourable Mentions
JOSHUA ANDREE, Once Still Water (Requiem for a Lake), Oil on Linen, Reused King Billy Pine Pipe Staves, 172 x 172 cm
DENISE BRADY, Tjuratja, Synthetic Polymer Paint on Canvas, 177.8 x 147.3 cm
PATRICK MUNG MUNG, Ngarrgooroon Country, Natural Ochre on Canvas, 150 x 150 cm
JOAN ROSS, Those trees came back to me in my dreams, Hand painted digital print, 100 x 109 cm
2023 Finalists
AMANDA JOHNSON, Stranglehold, Otways, Acrylic and oil on canvas, 122 x 155 cm
ALEX WANDERS, The Moon and Lady Franklin, Acrylic on canvas, 122 x 122 cm
ALLEN MUNGGI STEPHENSEN, Nana Jenny Throwing Back the Gold, Acrylic on linen, 91 x 122 cm
BETTY CHIMNEY, Ngayuku Ngura (My Country), Acrylic paint on linen, 152 x 122 cm
DELORES TIPUAMANTUMIRRI, Winga (tidal movement; waves), Natural Ochres with Acrylic Binders on Linen, 150 x 180 cm
DENISE BRADY, Tjuratja, Synthetic Polymer Paint on Canvas, 177.8 x 147.3 cm
DONNA MARCUS, Greenfield Allotments, aluminium, steel, adhesive, 145 x 125 cm
DULCIE NANALA, Wilkinkarra, Acrylic on linen, 101.6 x 121.9 cm
EILEEN BRAY JOOMENA, Ngaginyji Joomooloony, Natural Ochre on Canvas, 150 x 150 cm
FAITH BUTLER, Warlartu, Synthetic Polymer Paint on Canvas, 177.8 x 147.3 cm
HANNAH COOPER, An Impossible Shade of Red, Natural dyes, pigment powder, acrylic and gold leaf on silk, 173 x 63 cm
IRENE TORRES Riverbank, Oil on canvas, framed, 102 x 82 cm
JILLIAN GILES, Purrungu, Synthetic Polymer on Canvas, 147.3 x 121.9 cm
JOAN ROSS, Those trees came back to me in my dreams, Hand painted digital print, 100 x 109 cm
JOE WHYTE, Through the Clouds, Oil on Linen, 118 x 72 cm
JOSHUA ANDREE, Once Still Water (Requiem for a Lake), Oil on Linen, Reused King Billy Pine Pipe Staves, 172 x 172 cm
JULIEANNE NGWARRAYE MORTON, My Country and Bush Medicine Plants, Acrylic on Linen, 122 x 152 cm
KIEREN KARRITPUL, Weaving Through, Acrylic on Canvas, 135 x 35 cm
MABEL JULI, Garn'giny Ngarranggarni, Natural Ochre on Canvas, 120 x 120 cm
MARINGKA BURTON, Anumara Piti, Acrylic paint on linen, 122 x 152 cm
MEGAN EVANS, porrgil inherits the Empire Medium: Gouache in antique document, 65 x 30 cm
MEGAN WALCH, The Valentich Disappearance, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 160 x 127 cm
MELISSA KENIHAN, This is not a Rehearsal, Oil on linen, 151 x 136 cm
MICHAYE BOULTER, Towards Elsewhere, Oil on hand-beaten steel, 57 x 51 cm
NELLIE NGAMPA COULTHARD, Tjuntala Ngurangka (Country with Acacia Wattle), Acrylic paint on linen, 152 x 167 cm
VICKI YATJIKI CULLINAN, Ngayuku Ngura (My Country), Acrylic paint on linen, 152 x 167 cm, WINNER
SEBASTIAN DI MAURO, Moon Falls Over Akragas, Jacquard woven blankets derived from watercolour on paper, 127 x 152 cm
RAYMOND ARNOLD, Pigment equals Mass - Abandoned Targa viewing platform, Queenstown Hills. The Datsum driver had thirty five minutes to live, Oil on canvas diptych, 156 x 105 cm
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, Cumulus V, Oil and beeswax on linen, 103 x 96 cm
PATRICK MUNG MUNG, Ngarrgooroon Country, Natural Ochre on Canvas, 150 x 150 cm
