Major Prize (Acquisitive)
Local Art Prize
People's Choice Award
BAAP 2020 FINALISTS ANNOUNCEMENT
Bayside Gallery is pleased to announce that the following artists have been selected as finalists in this year’s art prize:
Benjamin Aitken, Karima Baadilla, Alec Baker, Max Berry, Alison Binks, David Brian, Magda Cebokli, Ash Coates, Brett Colquhoun, Jarryd Cooper, Emma Coulter, Marcel Cousins, Claudia Damichi, Noni Drew, Emily Ferretti, Martin George, Bob Gibson, Julia Gorman, Simon Grennan, Rose Anna Hamnes, Euan Heng, Kez Hughes, Nancy Nyanyarna Jackson, Tracey Jones, Linda Judge, Dena Kahan, Belem Lett, Travis MacDonald, Tim McMonagle, Patsy Mudgedell, Betty Muffler, Sally M. Nangala Mulda, Ivan Namirrkki, Carlos Namunjdja, Saffron Newey, David Ralph, Anna Rowbury, Brad Rusbridge, Bryan Spier, Darren Wardle, Alice Wormald, Michelle Zuccolo.
As Bayside Gallery is temporarily closed due to COVID-19, this exhibition has been postponed to 2021.
Judges
The judges for the 2020 prize are:
Ryan Johnston, Director, Buxton Contemporary
Louise Tegart, Director, Art Gallery of Ballarat
Joanna Bosse, Curator, Bayside Gallery
Established in 2015, the Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize is a celebration of contemporary Australian painting. The finalist exhibition brings together a broad range of artists, both established and lesser known, whose varied approaches to the painted medium conveys the breadth and diversity of painting in Australia today.
The annual prize is an important opportunity for Bayside City Council to add exceptional works of art to its collection and to promote art and artists as a valuable part of the Bayside community.