14 Oct The 42nd Rio Tinto Martin Hanson Memorial Art Awards 2017 Winners Announced
A crowd of hundreds arrived to the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum for the official launch and Awards presentation of ‘The 42nd Rio Tinto Martin Hanson Memorial Art Awards’ on Saturday evening, 14 October 2017.
Guest speakers included Michael Eggmolese, Bailai Elder, Glenn Butcher, Local Member, Cr Matt Burnett, Mayor of Gladstone Region, Jo Duke, Curator, Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum, and Mike Dunstan, General Manager, QAL, who officially opened the exhibition.
$38,000 of prizes was awarded on the night as the winners were announced by this year’s judge, Patricia Hoffie.
WINNERS LIST:
OVERALL
The Rio Tinto Martin Hanson Memorial Art Award: $15,000
Julie Poulsen, Interior with drawing board #2
The John Anderson Memorial Acquisitive Award, Sponsored by Anderson’s Auto City: $5,000
Penny Mason, Weather Event – Debris Cloud #2
The Pieter Groen-int-woud Memorial Young Emerging Artist Award, Sponsored by Multitrade: $1,500
Kate Simons, Determination
Young Emerging Artist Highly Commended Paige Sparks, Political Stance
The Local Murri Artist Award, Sponsored by Elizabeth and Leo Zussino: $1,000
Bindi Waugh, Should Race Define Place The Gail Sellers Local Artist Award: $1,000 Rosemary Anderson, A Drop of Salt Water
The Installers Choice Award, Sponsored by Laureen Tkacik: $500 Brenda Lyon, Soul Pods
SECTION 1: EASEL PAINTINGS
The Gladstone Area Water Board Award: $2,000
Kevin Duthie, Rustic Gold, Mount Morgan
The Christian Thomsen Award: $1,000
Max James Geoffrey Berry, Single Tree in Field
The Queensland Energy Resources (QER) Award: $500 Deborah Mostert, The Goldfinch Redeemed
Section 1 Highly Commended
Beryl Wood, And the hunter home from the hill
SECTION 2: WORKS ON PAPER
The Australia Pacific LNG Award: $2,000
Gabrielle McDonald, Celebration of the Hunt
The Bush Family Award: $1,000
Cholena Drew Hughes, Rejuvenation
The Jeff Spann Award: $500
Ann Brown, The State I’m In
Section 2 Highly Commended
Joanne Kerr, Colours of the Gorge – Suite of Six
SECTION 3: THREE DIMENSIONAL & FIBRE WORKS
The Gladstone Ports Corporation Award: $2,000
Clinton Cross, Life goes on but will always be remembered
The Newprint HRG Award: $1,000
Katrina Elliott, Hallelujah… a secret chord
The O’Reilly Family Award: $500
Claudia Wehrli, Coral Bowl
Section 3 Highly Commended
Joy Ivill, Hanrahan’s Angel
Section 3 Highly Commended
Jo Williams, Primal Key
SECTION 4: DIGITAL WORKS
The McDonald’s Gladstone & Boyne Island Award: $2,000
Nicola Hooper, Subvertere: A zoonotic narrative
The CQUniversity Award: $1,000 Ash Coates, Mycolinguistics
The Creative Gladstone Region Inc. Award: $500
Roxanne Brand, China Plates / Waiting for Cake
Section 4 Highly Commended
Kyle Piper, Gladstone
The exhibition is now on display until Thursday 7 December 2017. Visitors are invited to cast their vote for The QAL People’s Choice Awards in each of the four sections of entry; Easel Paintings; Works on Paper; Three Dimensional & Fibre Works; and Digital Works. Voting closes 5pm, Thursday 30 November 2017, with the winners announced, Monday 3 December 2017. Just for voting, visitors go in the draw to win an all expense paid, weekend getaway for two to Heron Island.
The Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum is located on the corner of Goondoon & Bramston Streets, Gladstone and is open 10am – 5pm, Monday to Saturday, with FREE entry.
