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Shortlist announced— 2019 acquisitive print awards

20 September to 24 November Official prize winning Geelong Gallery announcement: Free entry Thursday 19 September, 6.00pm Open daily 10am to 5pm

Geelong Gallery is delighted to announce The prize-winning prints will be that 36 works by 37 leading and emerging announced at the official opening of Australian artists have been shortlisted the exhibition on Thursday 19 September for the 2019 Geelong acquisitive print (by invitation). awards. Selected from hundreds of entries from Showcasing diverse contemporary around , the 36 shortlisted works Australian practice, for the 2019 Geelong acquisitive print the acquisitive awards and biennial awards reveal the technical and thematic exhibition will feature works by Alison diversity of contemporary printmaking Alder, Rosalind Atkins, GW Bot, Susanna practice. This year’s exhibition will Castleden, Tony Coleing, Christine include works by some of the nation’s Courcier-Jones, Marian Crawford, most talented established and younger Phil Day, Marieke Dench, Clive Dickson, generation artists. Dianne Fogwell, Graham Fransella, David Frazer, Silvi Glattauer, Jackie The selection panel for the 2019 Geelong Gorring, Gracia Haby & Louise Jennison, acquisitive print awards includes Rew Hanks, Kyoko Imazu, Locust Jones, Danny Lacy (Senior Curator, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery), Trent Walter Laith McGregor Martin King, Barbie Kjar, Steve Lopes, Church 2018 Tim Maguire, Marion Manifold, Jordan (Director, Negative Press), and Lisa drypoint, wood lithograph and watercolour; Sullivan (Senior Curator, Geelong Gallery). edition 1/20 Marani, Laith McGregor, Glenn Morgan, Courtesy of the artist and Station, Stieg Persson, Brian Robinson, Teho The Gallery wishes to thank the Colin Ropeyarn, Jonas Ropponen, John Ryrie, Holden Charitable Trust, the Ursula Hoff Heather Shimmen, Ruth Stanton, Anne Institute (UHI), and Queenscliff Gallery Starling, and Joel Wolter. and Workshop, for generously sponsoring The exhibition of selected prints will this signature event, which assists be held at the Geelong Gallery from 20 with the development of the Gallery’s September to 24 November 2019, from collection while fostering contemporary which acquisitions totalling $10,000 will Australian printmaking practice in be made including: general. — the Geelong acquisitive print award Background of $5,000 The 2019 Geelong acquisitive print — the Ursula Hoff Institute award awards continues a long tradition of of $5,000 prize exhibitions staged by the Geelong Gallery as well as a commitment to the Furthermore, one additional artist will be acquisition and display of prints. The selected by the judging panel and invited Geelong acquisitive print awards enables to take up a 5-day printmaking residency the Gallery to acquire the prize winning at Queenscliff Gallery and Workshop works for its nationally significant (QG&W). collection.

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Artists represented in the collection through earlier awards includes: Tate Adams, Raymond Arnold, Rosalind Atkins, , Pat Brassington, Raymond Carter, Sophie Cape, Dianne Fogwell, David Frazer, Rona Green, Rew Hanks, Claire Humphries, Tim Jones, Martin King, Deborah Klein, Bruce Latimer, Bea Maddock, Marion Manifold, eX de Medici, Laurie Nona, Travis Paterson, Lisa Roet, John Ryrie, Heather Shimmen, Julia Silvester and Imants Tillers. Important dates The prize-winning prints and additional acquisitions will be announced at the Anne Starling Shangri-La 2018 official opening of the 2019 Geelong acquisitive print awards on Thursday 19 etching; edition 7/7 September (by invitation). Courtesy of the artist and Port Jackson Press, Melbourne 2018 The exhibition of shortlisted works will be on display at Geelong Gallery from

20 September to 24 November. Geelong Gallery is open daily from 10am–5pm. Admission is free.

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2019 Geelong acquisitive print awards

Exhibition partners

Colin Holden Charitable Trust

Geelong Gallery T +61 3 5229 3645 Free Entry Drop-in tours Sunday 55 Little Malop Street [email protected] Open daily 10am – 5pm between 2–4pm Geelong VIC 3220 Australia geelonggallery.org.au