Kennedy Prize 2024 Winner Celebrates the Beauty of Ageing
Spanish Australian visual artist Amaya Iturri has been awarded the 2024 Kennedy Prize with a bold portrait that celebrates ageing, wisdom and the beauty that comes with getting older. The celebrated national visual arts competition attracted a high calibre of entries under the theme of ‘Beauty’ from Australia’s finest visual artists for the $25,000 prize. Melbourne based artist Amaya Iturri created the award-winning portrait entitled The Beauty of Now - using acrylic on canvas specifically for the Kennedy Prize.