Ipswich photographer Jason McNamara wins the $25000 Stanthorpe Art Prize
This year the overall winner who received $25,000 prize money was Jason McNamara from Ipswich, with his work Clyde & Mary. The subjects of the photograph, Clyde and Mary Towler, are often seen walking the streets of Ipswich hand in hand. In this piece they were photographed in their home in Woodend, Ipswich.
Venue: Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery
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The judges Ron Ramsey and Kyla MacFarlane spoke of the difficulty in picking a winner from the outstanding quality of the works on show. They shared the aspects of a work that they look for when choosing the overall winner, which was a work that asks us to return and revisit it over and over, which Clyde & Mary certainly does. Congratulations to Jason for this deserving prize.
The full list of winners for the 2018 Stanthorpe Art Prize are:
$25,000 2018 Stanthorpe Art Prize Award "“ First Prize - "Clyde & Mary" by Jason McNamara
$5000 Significant 2D Award - "Casuarina Landscape with Coffee Van" by Sandra Guy
$5000 Significant 3D Award - "Artefacts" by Joanna Bone
$2000 Emerging Artist Award - "Earth Soldier" by Sian Medill
$1000 Volunteers Choice Award - "The Swimmer" by Mela Cooke
$1000 Local Artist Award - "Shibui #1"by Fay Roselt
$500 Youth Award - "Pretty in Pink" by Tess Dwyer
$500 Public Choice Award will be announced at conclusion of exhibition - chosen by public vote
Judges Commendation "Banksia Bouquet" by Peta Boyce
Judges Commendation "Why I'll Never Take Acid Again"by Joy Ivill
Congratulations to all of the winners, and to everyone who entered this competition.
Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram over the coming weeks as we share with you more about these artists and the other artists in the exhibition.
The exhibition will be open until 19 July to view the works in person. All works are available to purchase.
The full list of winners for the 2018 Stanthorpe Art Prize are:
$25,000 2018 Stanthorpe Art Prize Award "“ First Prize - "Clyde & Mary" by Jason McNamara
$5000 Significant 2D Award - "Casuarina Landscape with Coffee Van" by Sandra Guy
$5000 Significant 3D Award - "Artefacts" by Joanna Bone
$2000 Emerging Artist Award - "Earth Soldier" by Sian Medill
$1000 Volunteers Choice Award - "The Swimmer" by Mela Cooke
$1000 Local Artist Award - "Shibui #1"by Fay Roselt
$500 Youth Award - "Pretty in Pink" by Tess Dwyer
$500 Public Choice Award will be announced at conclusion of exhibition - chosen by public vote
Judges Commendation "Banksia Bouquet" by Peta Boyce
Judges Commendation "Why I'll Never Take Acid Again"by Joy Ivill
Congratulations to all of the winners, and to everyone who entered this competition.
Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram over the coming weeks as we share with you more about these artists and the other artists in the exhibition.
The exhibition will be open until 19 July to view the works in person. All works are available to purchase.