'Senescence', Oil by Gwendoline Krumins VAS, Winner 2021
'Smoko' by Jennifer Fyfe, Autumn Exhibition President's Award Winner 2018
'At 21', by Raelene Sharp, Winner 2017
'Early Morning at Borung' by Ben Winspear, Winner 2016
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Weekends: 11am-4pm
The Victorian Artists Society will be closed over the Easter Long Weekend, Friday 7 to Monday 10 April.
VAS Autumn SELECT Exhibition Award
The Mackley Prize for $2000 goes to the best painting in show.
The Victorian Artists Society holds three Select Exhibitions throughout the year; the Autumn, Winter and Spring Exhibitions. All exhibiting artists in these three exhibitions and artist members are invited to cast votes for their four favourite artists. These votes are used to decide the list of candidates for the Mavis Little Artist of the Year Award exhibition. The VAS Mavis Little AOTY is awarded to the artist gaining the most votes for the select exhibitions including the Mavis Little AOTY exhibition at the opening night award ceremony.
'The Defiance of Nature', Oil on Linen by Paul Laspagis, Winner Mackley Prize 2022
PAST WINNERS PRESIDENT’S AWARD
PAST WINNERS UNDINE LANDSCAPE AWARD
The Undine Landscape Award was formed in conjunction with Colin Jones in memory of his late wife Undine Padoms and her love of landscapes and painting. The Undine Award was an acquisitive prize of $2000 going towards the best landscape work of at least 60cm x 90cm or larger in oil or acrylic.
'Alpine Grasses' by Helen McKie, Autumn Exhibition Undine Award Winner 2018
'Reflection' by Faramarz Mokhtarpour, Winner 2017
'Early Morning at Borung' by Ben Winspear, Winner 2016
'Morning Light Mordialloc' by Jennifer Fyfe, Winner 2015
'Reflective Billabong Daisies', by Raffaella Torresan, Winner 2014
2013: Anne Finkelde
2012: Clive Sinclair
2011: Walter Magilton
2010: David Mellows
2009: Ray Hewitt
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