A record number of artists have been named as finalists in this year’s Paul Guest Prize for Drawing.
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Judge Roger Butler, the National Gallery of Australia curator, selected 50 works from more than 350 entries.
Work from the 50 finalists will be display in the event’s biennial exhibition from June 30 at the Bendigo Art Gallery.
The Paul Guest Prize was established in 2010 by former Family Court Judge and arts patron Paul Guest.
It encourages artists from across Australia to engage with the important medium of drawing and to create challenging and unique art works.
“We are thrilled to see such a rich and diverse range of works from across the country come in for this year's Paul Guest Prize,” Bendigo Art Gallery director Karen Quinlan said.
“Interest in the prize continues to grow, and this year we've had a record number of entrants – over 150 more than our previous prize in 2016. It is wonderful to be able to reflect that increase by including more finalists in the exhibition.”
The winner of the Paul Guest Prize for Drawing will be announced on June 29 and receives a non-acquisitive cash prize of $15,000.
Finalists for the 2018 Paul Guest Prize include:
- Badra Aji
- Kim Anderson
- Oliver Ashworth-Martin
- Carole Bann
- Martin Bell
- Natasha Ber
- James Bonnici
- Fran Callen
- Carolyn Craig
- Greg Creek
- Adam Cusack
- Dagmar Cyrulla
- Graeme Drendel
- Chonggang Du
- Philip Faulks
- Todd Fuller
- Piero Clemente Garreffa
- Helen Goninon
- Peter Grziwotz
- Pei Pei He
- Bevan Honey
- Amber-Rose Hulme
- Alun Rhys Jones
- Paul Kalemba
- Martin King
- Barbie Kjar
- Deborah Klein
- Guundie Kuchling
- Max Linegar
- Alanna Lorenzon
- Jennifer Marshall
- Terry Matassoni
- Laith Mcgregor
- Linda Mclean
- Mali Moir
- Nick Mourtzakis
- Reena Naidu
- Khue Nguyen
- Ian Paradine
- Anna Louise Richardson
- Kaye Shumack
- Andrew Southall
- Wensi Sun
- Ross Taylor
- Jason Waterhouse
- Paul White
- Guy James Whitworth
- Helen Wright
- Tiger Yaltangki
- Jodie Zutt