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[email protected] 2016 Geelong contemporary art prize 10 September to 13 November 2016 Geelong Gallery Free entry—Open daily 10am to 5pm Official announcement: Friday 9 September, 6.00pm for 6.30pm The recipient of the $30,000 acquisitive 2016 Geelong contemporary art prize will be announced on the evening of Friday 9 September. To reserve a media pass contact: Kate Beynon Graveyard scene/the beauty and sadness of bones Penny at
[email protected] 2014–15 synthetic polymer paint on linen Courtesy of the artist and Sutton Gallery, Melbourne Geelong Gallery is delighted to announce that 33 works by leading and emerging Australian artists have been shortlisted for the 2016 Geelong contemporary art prize. Showcasing the best of contemporary Australian painting practice, this $30,000 acquisitive award and biennial exhibition will feature works by Penelope Aitken, Robert Andrew, Xiao Bai, Kate Beynon, Warren Breninger, Hector Burton, Deidre But-Husaim, Magda Cebokli, Trevelyan Clay, Jonathan Crowther, Marieke Dench, Shaun Gladwell, Julia Gorman, Michael Gromm, Marie Hagerty, Peter Hill, Naomi Hobson, David Jolly, Col Jordan, Ash Keating, Chris Langlois, Donna Lougher, Viv Miller, Jennifer Mills, Jan Murray, John Nixon, Rosslynd Piggott, Adam Pyett, Sally Ross, Brad Rusbridge, Huseyin Sami, Kate Tucker and Jurek Wybraniec. Selected from over 500 entries from around the country, the 33 shortlisted works for the 2016 Geelong contemporary art prize reveal the diversity of contemporary painting practice in Australia. This year’s exhibition will include paintings by some of the nation’s most talented established and younger generation artists working in a variety of subject matter and styles including still-life, landscapes, portraiture, figuration, abstraction and text-based works.