THE JUDGE: Marianne Coutts
Having studied at VCA between 1979 and 1981, the City Art Institute in 1984, in 1999 she completed a PhD at the University of Ballarat. She has exhibited extensively throughout Australia and overseas. In recent years she was awarded the Portia Geach Memorial Award in 2007 and has been a finalist in awards such as the Dobell Drawing Prize, Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing and the Kedumba Drawing Prize. Her work is held by several Australian regional and tertiary collections
Based in a lively drawing practice, Maryanne Coutts' work is increasingly an exploration of the relationship between drawing and time. Her work explores the fleeting and layered qualities of the passage of time through works on paper and animation as well as ritualistic daily projects such as Dress Code, where each day since 2013 she has made a drawing of what she wore that day.
More recently she was joint host of the 2020 SBS series "Life Drawing Live" alongside Wendy Sharpe and Rove McManus
THE JUDGE: Marianne Coutts
Having studied at VCA between 1979 and 1981, the City Art Institute in 1984, in 1999 she completed a PhD at the University of Ballarat. She has exhibited extensively throughout Australia and overseas. In recent years she was awarded the Portia Geach Memorial Award in 2007 and has been a finalist in awards such as the Dobell Drawing Prize, Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing and the Kedumba Drawing Prize. Her work is held by several Australian regional and tertiary collections
Based in a lively drawing practice, Maryanne Coutts' work is increasingly an exploration of the relationship between drawing and time. Her work explores the fleeting and layered qualities of the passage of time through works on paper and animation as well as ritualistic daily projects such as Dress Code, where each day since 2013 she has made a drawing of what she wore that day.
More recently she was joint host of the 2020 SBS series "Life Drawing Live" alongside Wendy Sharpe and Rove McManus
THE JUDGE: Marianne Coutts
Having studied at VCA between 1979 and 1981, the City Art Institute in 1984, in 1999 she completed a PhD at the University of Ballarat. She has exhibited extensively throughout Australia and overseas. In recent years she was awarded the Portia Geach Memorial Award in 2007 and has been a finalist in awards such as the Dobell Drawing Prize, Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing and the Kedumba Drawing Prize. Her work is held by several Australian regional and tertiary collections
Based in a lively drawing practice, Maryanne Coutts' work is increasingly an exploration of the relationship between drawing and time. Her work explores the fleeting and layered qualities of the passage of time through works on paper and animation as well as ritualistic daily projects such as Dress Code, where each day since 2013 she has made a drawing of what she wore that day.
More recently she was joint host of the 2020 SBS series "Life Drawing Live" alongside Wendy Sharpe and Rove McManus
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The Bundaberg Art Prize is an annual event held in September each year offering a $10,000 overall First Prize for any subject in any medium,$2,000 First Prize in each of our 4 sections and $1,000 to the best Young Emerging Artist.
We are also pleased to anounce our judge this year will be Maryanne Coutts, Head of Drawing at the National Art School, a winner of the Portia Geach Memorial Award and a finalist in the Dobell Drawing Prize.
With an overall Prize Pool of over $20,000, it is fast becoming one of regional Queenslands premier art events.
Our $10,000 overall First Prize is kindly sponsored through donations from our Vibrant Business Community. First prize in each section is sponsored by Alowishus, Ergon Energy and Councillor John Learmonth.
We would also like to thank ther Bundaberg Regional Council with both their in-kind support and through their Micro Grants Program.
$10,000
FIRST PRIZE
17 SEPTEMBER to 2 OCTOBER 2022
Entries Close Midnight
FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBER
Delivery of art work
SUNDAY 11 SEPTEMBER
Gala Opening Night
FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER
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