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The Marie Ellis OAM Prize for Drawing, now in it’s sixth year, is recognised nationwide and aims to encourage excellence in drawing. This prize was established in 2009 in memory of Marie Corella Ellis (1918-2003), who was an important member of the inner-Brisbane community for her work with handicapped children through the Girl Guide Association of Queensland, for which she earned an Order of Australia Medal in 1979.
This year over 200 entries were submitted, the most artworks entered since the Awards’ first year. Each year the judges select 25 artists as finalists for the exhibition and who are in the running for: the Major Prize of $4000 in acquisitive prizes, the Honourable Mention awarded to the value of $500, and the People’s Choice Award. The 2015 judging panel includes: Jeff Hopkins-Weise, Randal Breen, Carolyn McKenzie-Craig (2014 Major Prize Winner) and Russell Craig.
The 2015 Finalists are:
Caity Reynolds, Cameron Eaton, Carol Mac, Carolyn V Watson, Chanelle Rose, Clare Cowley, David McLeod, Emma le Strange, Guy Lobwein, James Mulholland, Jeremy Eden, Jesse Sculley, Kirrily Anderson, Meredith Macleod, Phoebe Sim, Robert Vagg, Rochelle Summerfield, Sara-Jane Griffiths, Sean Hutton, Simon Mee, Tanya Borg, Tracey Choyce, Travis D Hendrix, William Platz, Xiao Deng.
The Major Prize Winner and The Honourable Mention Winner’s prizes will be awarded on opening night at 6pm, Friday 7 August with voting for the People’s Choice Award also commencing at 6pm. The winner for the People’s Choice Award will be announced at the closing party at 7pm, Saturday 21 August.
The Marie Ellis OAM Prize for Drawing is directed by Holly Riding and Peter Breen of Juggler’s Art Space, Queensland. Supported by the Hopkins-Weise Family, and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
Jugglers Art Space Inc
7 to 21 August, 2015
Fortitude Valley, Queensland
