Awards
2021- THE DOUG MORAN Prize for Portraiture- Semi Finalist
2020- THE LESTER PRIZE- Semi Finalist
2019- THE DOUG MORAN Prize for Portraiture- Semi Finalist
2018 - THE PORTIA GEACH Memorial Award - Finalist
2017 - THE CAMBRIDGE STUDIO OF ART PORTRAIT PRIZE 'Who's Looking at You' - Finalist
1983 - DENTAL ALUMNI SOCIETY PRIZE -University of Sydney, for Proficiency in Clinical Prosthetic Dentistry
Exhibition
2018 - ‘PORTIA GEACH Memorial Award’, National Trust S.H. Ervin Gallery, NSW.
2017 - 'Who's Looking At You' Prize, Cambridge Studio of Art Gallery, VIC.
2016 - 'Trailblazing Women of Herstory', Neospace Gallery, VIC.
2015 - ' Visual Arts, Drawing'. Victorian College of The Art, VCA Gallery, VIC.
2015 - 'Linden Postcard' Prize, Linden Gallery, VIC.
2013 - 'Melbourne School of Art Gallery', Melbourne School of Art, VIC.
Media
Portraits of Trailblazing Women Raise Funds for Gender Equality
“Art is an incredibly powerful tool to agitate for change, and provides a means by which society can create and reimagine itself. It's our hope that this exhibition creates a little bit of her story, and does so in a way that allows the whole community, not only women, to celebrate the vibrant and diverse achievements of trailblazing women.”
Briony Mackenzie. CEO of the Global Women’s Project
The Portia Geach Memorial Award is Australia’s most prestigious art prize for portraiture by women artists.
The Award was established by the will of the late Florence Kate Geach in memory of her sister, Portia Geach. The non-acquisitive prize is awarded by the Trustee for the entry which is of the highest artistic merit, ‘…for the best portrait painted from life of some man or woman distinguished in Art, Letters, or the Sciences by any female artist resident in Australia during the twelve months preceding the close date for entries.’
Have you visited this year’s #PortiaGeach? Pictured is Sally Kay’s portrait of Maggie Beer, selected for this year’s award!
We are open 11am to 5pm Tuesday - Sunday!
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