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
FIRST PRIZE $10,000
All entries in all sections eligible for the overall prize, open to all Australian Residents
First Prize in each Section $2,000
SECTION 1: Easel Works
Oil, acrylic, mixed media, collage or other medium on a non paper based support e.g canvas or board to be displayed on an easel or wall, framed and ready to hang. 2D fibre works will be accepted into this section.
SECTION 2: Works on Paper
Watercolour, pastel, drawing or any medium on a paper based support, framed and ready to hang.
SECTION 3: Digital Media
Including photography, digital drawings ,digital collage and digital video (limited to 3 minutes in duration)
SECTION 4: 3D Work
Sculpture, ceramics, assemblage – any medium or technique including fibre work and textiles
Standard size plinths will be supplied for sculptures – Please contact the organisers if your work has any special requirements (such as very large works, or power requirements).
MAXIMUM two pieces of work can be entered per section.
YOUNG EMERGING ARTIST PRIZE* $1,000
*The Emerging artist award will be given to an artwork in any section who is under 26 as at 31st December 2022
(see terms and conditions for further details)
$1,000 Second Prize's will be Awarded for Easel Works and Works on Paper and $500 Highly Commended Prize's across all other sections
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