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2024 Exhibition 22-23 & 29-30 June
9:30am - 4pm (2pm Sunday 30th)
2022 Exhibition
2022 Winning Artworks
Peabody Wilpinjong Hanging Art Prize – Rod Spicer “At Strike-a-Light (Property)"
LIZZY GALLOWAY – HANGING ART JUDGE
This is a beautifully executed landscape which highlights the artist's confident use of oil paint, varnish and palette knives. There is an underlying understanding and love for the Australian countryside by the artist which confidently captures the dirt road, rocky outcrop and lone farmer as he mends his fence. I was drawn to the Australian impressionist style and nod to Tom Robert's use of blue and golden hues as well as the seamless integration of the foreground through to the skyline.
This is a beautifully executed landscape which highlights the artist's confident use of oil paint, varnish and palette knives. There is an underlying understanding and love for the Australian countryside by the artist which confidently captures the dirt road, rocky outcrop and lone farmer as he mends his fence. I was drawn to the Australian impressionist style and nod to Tom Robert's use of blue and golden hues as well as the seamless integration of the foreground through to the skyline.
RES Photography Prize – Kate Barclay, Canowindra “Hibiscus Ballet”
JUDE MORRELL – PHOTOGRAPHY JUDGE
A brilliantly moving, still image. This photograph is mesmerising in its beauty.
The composition, spacial considerations and monochrome tones add to its subtle sense of movement and flight. The image helps to provide a contemporary emblem to nature on a precipice, with its grace and fragility.
A brilliantly moving, still image. This photograph is mesmerising in its beauty.
The composition, spacial considerations and monochrome tones add to its subtle sense of movement and flight. The image helps to provide a contemporary emblem to nature on a precipice, with its grace and fragility.
Art Unlimited Ceramics Prize – Susie McMeekin “Snow on basalt vase”
PETER WILSON – CERAMICS JUDGE
I developed a range of criteria upon which to base my aesthetic decisions, ie, form and surface harmony/resolution, complexity and uniqueness, technical facility/craft skills.
This vase shows a strong resolution of form and glaze. The combination of iron and Chun glazes is striking in that it highlights the colour variation in the glaze as it falls across the pot’s shoulder.
I developed a range of criteria upon which to base my aesthetic decisions, ie, form and surface harmony/resolution, complexity and uniqueness, technical facility/craft skills.
This vase shows a strong resolution of form and glaze. The combination of iron and Chun glazes is striking in that it highlights the colour variation in the glaze as it falls across the pot’s shoulder.
Janace Holmes Family Memorial Prize – Geraldine Taylor “Dawn Guardian”
ABC Western Plains Prize – Merren Turnbull, Bourke “Run for Your Money”
LIZZY GALLOWAY – HANGING ART JUDGE
This is a lovely depiction of a spectacular outback Australian sunset. The artist has competently used the pastels to create the beautiful colours of an enormous sky which dwarfs the foreground goat as they're urgently herded into the livestock truck in the remains of the day.
This is a lovely depiction of a spectacular outback Australian sunset. The artist has competently used the pastels to create the beautiful colours of an enormous sky which dwarfs the foreground goat as they're urgently herded into the livestock truck in the remains of the day.
Deutscher Contracting Packing Room Prize – Pauline Welfare “Dragon Fly Pot”
Hanging Art Highly Commended – Don Talintyre “Country Link”
LIZZY GALLOWAY – HANGING ART JUDGE
I was intrigued by the cinematic quality of this work. If you remove the train from the narrative, the scene depicted with the old railway station, its large chimney and the identifiable traveller could have been set 100 years ago. I particularly like how the artist has captured the colours of the Australian sky at dusk.
I was intrigued by the cinematic quality of this work. If you remove the train from the narrative, the scene depicted with the old railway station, its large chimney and the identifiable traveller could have been set 100 years ago. I particularly like how the artist has captured the colours of the Australian sky at dusk.
Hanging Art Highly Commended – Eugenia Dunlevie “Approaching Storm”
LIZZY GALLOWAY – HANGING ART JUDGE
There is a beautiful energy and intensity in both of works in this small diptych. The skies have been confidently painted and really create a moody, wild Australian landscape with a very strong understanding of composition.
There is a beautiful energy and intensity in both of works in this small diptych. The skies have been confidently painted and really create a moody, wild Australian landscape with a very strong understanding of composition.
Hanging Art Highly Commended – Jaymee Hyland “Isaac”
LIZZY GALLOWAY – HANGING ART JUDGE
This is a really strong portrait. The artist has captured the challenging, proud, almost intimidating gaze of the sitter with restrained, yet confident brush work. The black background further complements the detailed rendering of the head dress and beard.
This is a really strong portrait. The artist has captured the challenging, proud, almost intimidating gaze of the sitter with restrained, yet confident brush work. The black background further complements the detailed rendering of the head dress and beard.
Photography Highly Commended – Lise Edwards “Portrait in Clay”
JUDE MORRELL – PHOTOGRAPHY JUDGE
Eerily poignant, this image portrays both a gentle humanity and a slightly disturbing otherness to it. The long vertical format encloses and compounds the intensity of the image, adding to its strength with good use of lighting providing some mysterious dark spaces.
Eerily poignant, this image portrays both a gentle humanity and a slightly disturbing otherness to it. The long vertical format encloses and compounds the intensity of the image, adding to its strength with good use of lighting providing some mysterious dark spaces.
Photography Highly Commended - Lorraine King “Bawi-li Dhunbarrbila-li dhuwarr”
JUDE MORRELL – PHOTOGRAPHY JUDGE
This beautiful triptych shows a powerful indigenous connection to land and country.
The collecting of seeds in these photographs is gently portrayed by the interplay between the images. The first two images are sensitive and delicate, with subtle use of colour and a beautiful feeling throughout. The last one completes the story on a more dramatic note with the blowing of the seeds to the wind.
This beautiful triptych shows a powerful indigenous connection to land and country.
The collecting of seeds in these photographs is gently portrayed by the interplay between the images. The first two images are sensitive and delicate, with subtle use of colour and a beautiful feeling throughout. The last one completes the story on a more dramatic note with the blowing of the seeds to the wind.
Photography Highly Commended – Andrew Batey “Desert Illumination
JUDE MORRELL – PHOTOGRAPHY JUDGE
A stunning and immersive landscape photograph showing the majesty of the open sky at night. An immensely powerful image that could almost take us back to the beginning of time on our planet. And curious, as we do actually look back into time staring into its luminous space. Poetic, powerful and wondrous.
A stunning and immersive landscape photograph showing the majesty of the open sky at night. An immensely powerful image that could almost take us back to the beginning of time on our planet. And curious, as we do actually look back into time staring into its luminous space. Poetic, powerful and wondrous.
Ceramics Highly Commended – Pamela Welsh “The Princess and the Glass Piano 1”
PETER WILSON – CERAMICS JUDGE
This sculptural piece shows uniqueness and well-developed craft skills in its execution. There is clearly a quirky creativity at play which hints at a range of possible narratives.
This sculptural piece shows uniqueness and well-developed craft skills in its execution. There is clearly a quirky creativity at play which hints at a range of possible narratives.
Ceramics Highly Commended – Geoff Thomas “Anagama Jar”
PETER WILSON – CERAMICS JUDGE
This large jar highlights the range of subtle and nuanced effects of a wood-fired surface. It shows the flame path of the fire and the resultant glazes as formed by the wood ash deposition. Thomas has created a virtual symphony of effects on the surface of this pot.
This large jar highlights the range of subtle and nuanced effects of a wood-fired surface. It shows the flame path of the fire and the resultant glazes as formed by the wood ash deposition. Thomas has created a virtual symphony of effects on the surface of this pot.
Ceramics Highly Commended - Anne Mossman “Raining Celebrations”
PETER WILSON – CERAMICS JUDGE
This piece demonstrates the intricate and complex manipulation of coloured porcelain slips joined into a vessel to create designed and patterned surfaces.
This piece demonstrates the intricate and complex manipulation of coloured porcelain slips joined into a vessel to create designed and patterned surfaces.
Dunedoo Rural Hardware People's Choice Prize - Katherine Close, Binnaway "Wedge Tail Eagle in the Pilliga"
Some of the 2022 entries
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