The Kilgour Prize is an annual major non acquisitive art award administered by the Newcastle Art Gallery, in Australia. Established in 1987 through a bequest from artist Jack Noel Kilgour (1900–1987), an Australian landscape and portrait painter.[1]
Judged by a panel of three judges, the competition focuses on figurative and portrait painting, and stipulates that entries use painting media including oil, acrylic, watercolour and/or mixed media.[2] A$50,000 is awarded to the most outstanding work and a People's Choice Award is worth A$5,000 and is determined by public votes. The first competition was held in 2006.
In 2021, just under 500 works were received by the Newcastle Art Gallery from Australian artists for entry into the competition.[3]
Winners of Most Outstanding Work
edit- 2006 – Nicholas Harding with Beach Life[4]
- 2008 – Dallas Bray with Burning Bush[5]
- 2010 – Dallas Bray with Going to town[5]
- 2014 – Alan Jones with Robert Forrester #2[6]
- 2015 – Janelle Thomas with Helen Ross, 94 with Kirsty[7]
- 2016 – Peter Gardiner with Origin[8]
- 2017 – Cameron Stead with Between you and me[9]
- 2018 – Natasha Walsh with Within the Studio (self–portrait)[10]
- 2019 – Blak Douglas with Queen of her own stage (Ms Ursula Yovich)[11]
- 2020 – Michael Bell with Starting The after party (Two self-portraits)[12]
- 2021 – Lori Pensini with Family[13]
References
edit- ^ "About Jack Kilgour". Newcastle Art Gallery. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Newcastle Art Gallery. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Finalists revealed as KILGOUR PRIZE 2021 attracts record entries". Mirage News. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Vale painter Nicholas Harding". www.artshub.com.au. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ a b "History of the KILGOUR PRIZE". Newcastleartgallery. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ Wingate-Pearse, Gabriel (7 November 2014). "Alan Jones wins 2014 Kilgour Art Prize, video". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Janelle Thomas wins Kilgour Prize 2015". Artist Profile. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ Kellar, Jim (30 August 2016). "Kilgour Prize awarded". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Artist Cameron Stead wins Newcastle Art Gallery's $50,000 Kilgour Prize 2017". NewcastleCorporate. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Natasha Walsh wins 2018 Kilgour Prize". N.Smith Gallery. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Blak Douglas wins Kilgour Prize 2019". Art Guide Australia. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ Almanac, Art (31 July 2020). "Michael Bell wins Kilgour Prize 2020 with a double self-portrait". Art Almanac. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Lori Pensini". GALLERYSMITH. Retrieved 13 September 2024.