Winners of the 2017 As We Are Art Award were recently announced at the exhibition opening. For those that missed the opening night here they are:
Stephen Delower Memorial 3D Award: Rebecca Johnston, ‘Untitled’
David Guhl Award for Artistic Excellence: Anthony Stainisheff ‘Naked Boy Leading A Horse’
Tunbridge Contemporary Art Award: Greg Barr ‘The Big Friendly Giant’
Rosalind Lewis Award: Martin Cahill ‘Birds’
Merenda Gallery Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award: Gloria Kelly ‘Untitled’
Jabula Farm Regional Art Award: Aimee Dickson ‘Emu’
Victoria Park Centre for the Arts’ People’s Choice Award: Martin Cahill ‘Birds’
Our judges also awarded eleven Certificates of High Commendation to (in no particular order):
- Paul Mitchell ‘Across the Bay Point Peron’
- Geoff Taylor-Vernon ‘Untitled’
- Carol Myers ‘ Abstract Fish’
- Gavin McNamara ‘ Beach Walk’
- Aaron Pei Pei ‘Maku and Camel’
- Brent Stanley ‘Rainbow Tree’
- Brian Livingstone ‘Birdhouse’
- Clive Collender ‘7 Cape Court, Perth, Australia’
- Sam Huntsman ‘Happy’
- David Guhl ‘Arleen – Twisting Pathways, vibrant flowers and waterfalls’
- Tom Linden-Wood ‘The Mysterious Stream’
Above: Aimee Dickson, Emu, 54 x 43cm, Mixed Media, 2017. Image: Mel Henderson
