Dianne Fogwell, Fight or Flight (2019) linocut, 109 x 158cm
Congratulations to our artists who have been selected as finalists in the 2019 Geelong Acquisitive Print Awards
Rosalind Atkins
GW Bot
Dianne Fogwell
Graham Fransella
David Frazer
Kyoko Imazu
Martin King
Barbie Kjar
Glenn Morgan
Heather Shimmen
This acquisitive prize and exhibition has been conducted by the Gallery since 1996. This year, 36 works by 37 leading and emerging Australian artists have been shortlisted for the 2019 Geelong acquisitive print awards. Showcasing diverse contemporary Australian printmaking practice, the acquisitive awards and biennial exhibition will feature a selection of prints on display at the Gallery from 20 September to 24 November 2019, from which the following prizes will be awarded:
— the Geelong acquisitive print award of $5,000
— the Ursula Hoff Institute award (acquisitive) of $5,000
— a 5–day printmaking residency at Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop
This year the prize will be judged by Danny Lacy, Senior Curator at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Lisa Sullivan, Senior Curator at Geelong Gallery, and Trent Walter, Direct of Negative Press.
The prize-winning prints will be announced at the opening of the exhibition on Thursday 19 September 2019.
Rosalind Atkins, Paper Mills (2017), 92 hand printed photogravure images, edition 5, 8.5 x 17.5 x 2.5cm
GW Bot, Lake Mungo Glyphs – Mother and Child and the Garden of Eden (2018), vinylcut on Arches paper, edition 7, 75 x 124cm
Graham Fransella, Crossing (2019), colour etching, edition 25, 72 x 88cm
David Frazer, The Tangled Wood (Composition I), 2018, etching, edition 40, 80 x 120cm
Kyoko Imazu, The Entomologist’s Garden (2019), etching and aquatint, edition 25, 42 x 46cm
Martin King, False Ornithology Diaries No. 1-6 (n.d), etching, 30 x 20cm (each)
Barbie Kjar, Portrait of Vimal dalla Puglia (2018), drypoint, wood lithograph and watercolour
Glenn Morgan, Miss ya (2019), linocut, edition 17, 40 x 32cm
Heather Shimmen, Through thick and thin (2019), linocut and ink on paper, edition 5, 180 x 210cm