Held every two years, the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize attracts some of Australia’s most accomplished artists, awarding a generous acquisitive cash prize of $50,000. The Prize provides Bendigo Art Gallery with the opportunity to survey a breadth of contemporary painting by established and emerging artists from across Australia.
This exhibition of finalists work, showcases the dynamism and diversity of contemporary painting practice today. The winning work joins the Gallery’s permanent collection.
Finalists:
Peter Alwast
Matt Arbuckle
Joel Arthur
Seth Birchall
Mairin Briody
Andrew Browne
Betty Campbell
Jon Campbell
Mark Maurangi Carrol
Magda Cebokli
HuaCun Chen
Emma Coulter
Nellie Ngampa Coulthard
Sam Cranstoun
Rhett D’Costa
Robert Fielding
Juan Ford
Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin
Neil Haddon
David Harley
Katherine Hattam
Nadia Hernandez
Gregory Hodge
Gary (aka Spook) James
Tony Lloyd
Karla Marchesi
Moya McKenna
Jan Murray
Grant Nimmo
Yuria Okamura
Sid Pattni
Matthew Quick
Jacqueline Stojanovic
Jenny Watson
Stefan Wirihana Mau
Philip Wolfhagen
Images courtesy the artists and Bendigo Art Gallery