27 June 2009 to 16 August 2009
Image: Locust Jones, Ride it Till it Dies (detail), 2009. Photo by Silversalt.
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 $20,000, the Local Artist Award of $5,000, sponsored by the Friends of Hazelhurst, and the $1,000 People’s Choice Award.
This year Hazelhurst received entries from over 500 artists from across Australia, and a total of 83 finalist were selected for the exhibition. The finalist list included 21 local artists including Belinda Allen, Joseph Bezzina, Betty Bird, Katthy Cavaliere, Tamara Dean, George Gittoes, Christopher Lawrie, Dean Sewell and Peter Sharp.
The selection panel included Louise Tegart, Director, S.H. Ervin Gallery and Sean Rafferty, winner of the Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award 2007. The judge for the Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award 2009 was Professor Anita Taylor, Director, National Art School.
HAZELHURST ART ON PAPER AWARD 2009 RECIPIENTS
Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award
Locust Jones
Ride It 'Til it dies, ink on paper
Friends of Hazelhurst Local Artist Award
Paul Williams
Variation on the theme of Boxing and other Matters, enamel and pencil on paper
Paul Williams
Variation on the theme of Boxing and other Matters, enamel and pencil on paper
People's Choice Award
Mark Hislop
Henry, pencil on paper
