Last night the Victorian Artists Society officially opened the annual VAS Spring Select Exhibition 2022 and presented the Gordon Moffatt AM Spring Prizes and the Victorian Artists Society Spring Sculpture Prizes.

The VAS Spring Select Exhibition 2022 features the Gordon Moffatt AM Spring Prizes for: 1st prize, $400, 2nd prize, $250, 3rd prize, $100, and the VAS Council Sculpture prizes for: Sculpture 1st prize, $150, Sculpture 2nd prize, $100.

The Spring Select Exhibition is third of the VAS Select Exhibitions held each year by the Victorian Artists Society. Votes cast by exhibiting artists at each of the VAS Select Exhibitions are used to decide the list of candidates for the Victorian Artists Society Mavis Little Artist of the Year Exhibition at the end of the year.

The Spring exhibition was judged by highly acclaimed artist and Twenty Melbourne Painters Society Group member, Amanda Hyatt. You can read about Amanda's art practice here.

FIRST PRIZE WINNER

Mary Hyde VAS—'Low Tide Under the Footbridge', Oil

SECOND PRIZE WINNER

Gregory R Smith VAS FVAS—'Inner Circle of Friends' Oil

THIRD PRIZE WINNER

Des Parkin VAS—'Thinking Time', Oil

FIRST PRIZE WINNER SCULPTURE

Judith Leman FVAS—'Empty Saddles at Gunfire, World War One', Bronze

SECOND PRIZE WINNER SCULPTURE

Fred Toumayan VAS—'Balls and Circles', Wood

HIGHLY COMMENDED ARTWORKS

Chris White—'Spring Floods, Walwa', Oil

Angeline Bartholomeusz—'Beyond', Acrylic

Maria Radun—'Catch the Light and Shine', Oil on Canvas

Wendy Round—'More than a Pair', Oil

Ted Dansey VAS FVAS—'Serenity', Watercolour

Rachel Dettmann Smith VAS—'Miriam at 17 Months', Oil