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VAS Edward Heffernan Drawing Exhibition 2023

27 Oct 2023 – 6 Nov 2023

Opening Event & Awards Presentation, Tuesday 31 October at 7pm

Location: Cato Gallery & Mackley Members' Room

The 'Edward Heffernan Memorial Drawing Prizes' are awarded in honour of Edward Heffernan, past president of VAS from 1977 to 1980. He served on the VAS Council for 12 years and was also awarded the Distinguished VAS Service Award, Honorary life Membership, VAS Fellowship and the Order of Australia Medal for his services to Arts.
1st Prize_Greg Cannon_Undergrowth
1st Prize_Greg Cannon_Undergrowth

VAS Edward Heffernan Drawing Exhibition 2023

Location: Cato Gallery & Mackley Members' Room

Opening Event & Awards Presentation, Tuesday 31 October at 7pm

The 'Edward Heffernan Memorial Drawing Prizes' are awarded in honour of Edward Heffernan, past president of VAS from 1977 to 1980. He served on the VAS Council for 12 years and was also awarded the Distinguished VAS Service Award, Honorary life Membership, VAS Fellowship and the Order of Australia Medal for his services to Arts.
Artist - Robyn Pridham Title -After Beckett Medium - Charcoal, Pastel & Mixed Media.jpg
Anne.jpg
Hazen Wesbury Artwork_edited
IMG_1015.jpeg
3rd Prize_Sean Hogan_Hagar Qim, Malta_Edited
Mare-Nubium_JH_Mixed-media-on-paper_43x70cm_2023.jpg
Margaret Falls Milford Track NZ.jpg
Masuleh village.jpg
IMG_0610.jpeg
IMG_8715.jpeg
IMG_8543.jpeg
Weil_Sprocketree.jpg
20230904_074351.jpg
The Ragged Coast, the Glaring Sea - Late Summer Cape Woolamai.jpg
Artist - Joseph Luczynski Title - The Three Minute Pose Medium - Charcoal on paper Price - NFS.jpg
tree roots.jpg
IMG_3601.jpeg

This exhibition is made possible through a bequest from the estate of his wife Maree Elizabeth Heffernan, who was the proprietor of the Gordon Edgerton Gallery and assisted Edward with editing the Victorian Artists Society’s Journal. 

The Edward Heffernan Memorial Drawing Exhibition features Prizes for:

  • 1st prize, $900
  • 2nd prize, $400
  • 3rd prize $200

First Prize Winner

Greg Cannon, Undergrowth, Graphite on Paper, $1600

Second Prize Winner

Jennifer Huang, Mare Nubium, Mixed Media on Paper, $3500

Third Prize Winner

Sean Hogan, Hagar Qim, Malta, Ink on Paper, $245

View the full Catalogue here

Banner Image: Greg Cannon, Undergrowth, Graphite on Paper, First Prize Winner 2023

Browse Artworks

Artist - Robyn Pridham Title -After Beckett Medium - Charcoal, Pastel & Mixed Media.jpg
After Beckett
Robyn Pridham
29cm (W) x 37.5cm (H) x 1cm (D)
Charcoal, Pastel & Mixed Media
$ 1,200.00
Anne.jpg
Anne
Bob Young
70cm (W) x 90cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Ink on 300gsm Arches paper
$ 800.00
Hazen Wesbury Artwork_edited
City Girl
Hazel Westbury
51cm (W) x 53cm (H) x 1cm (D)
Pencil on paper mounted on photo collage
$ 450.00
IMG_1015.jpeg
Dream
Esraa Muhamed Sadek
29.7cm (W) x 31cm (H)
Ink and pencil on paper
$ 550.00
3rd Prize_Sean Hogan_Hagar Qim, Malta_Edited
Hagar Qim, Malta
Sean Hogan
25cm (W) x 20cm (H)
Ink on 300 gsm cotton paper
Award Winner Banner3
$ 400.00
Mare-Nubium_JH_Mixed-media-on-paper_43x70cm_2023.jpg
Mare Nubium
Jennifer Huang
87cm (W) x 62cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Mixed media on paper
Award Winner Banner2
$ 3,500.00
Margaret Falls Milford Track NZ.jpg
Margaret Falls Milford Track NZ
Malcolm Drysdale
80cm (W) x 100cm (H)
Pastel on Black pastel paper
Not for sale
Masuleh village.jpg
Masuleh Village
Mina Fathi
65cm (W) x 45cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Brown pencil on paper
$ 800.00
IMG_0610.jpeg
Punt on Yarra River
Lynn Banna
30cm (W) x 42cm (H) x 5cm (D)
Pen on Moulin de Roy paper
$ 350.00
IMG_8715.jpeg
Riccardo
Teresa Brimo
48cm (W) x 58cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Charcoal and white pencil
$ 250.00
IMG_8543.jpeg
Ship Ahoy
Prue Pittock
78cm (W) x 62cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Pen and ink and coloured pencil
$ 850.00
Weil_Sprocketree.jpg
Sprocketree
Linda Weil
50cm (W) x 56cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Graphite and Color Pencil
$ 1,400.00
20230904_074351.jpg
The Bicycle
Priscilla Fenton
38cm (W) x 36cm (H) x 2cm (D)
graphite on hot press watercolour paper.
$ 400.00
The Ragged Coast, the Glaring Sea - Late Summer Cape Woolamai.jpg
The Ragged Coast, the Glaring Sea, Late summer Cape Woolamai
Vicki McInnes
86cm (W) x 67cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Charcoal, pastel, pencil
$ 2,200.00
Artist - Joseph Luczynski Title - The Three Minute Pose Medium - Charcoal on paper Price - NFS.jpg
The Three Minute Pose
Joseph Luczynski
80cm (W) x 66cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Charcoal on Paper
$ 600.00
tree roots.jpg
Tree Root Study
Sarah Ackland
62cm (W) x 42cm (H) x 4cm (D)
graphite on paper, cold wax mounted to panel
$ 650.00
IMG_3601.jpeg
Well Hidden
Kaye Bellis
49cm (W) x 36cm (H) x 30cm (D)
Graphite on paper
$ 400.00

Browse Artworks

Artist - Robyn Pridham Title -After Beckett Medium - Charcoal, Pastel & Mixed Media.jpg
After Beckett
Robyn Pridham
29cm (W) x 37.5cm (H) x 1cm (D)
Charcoal, Pastel & Mixed Media
$ 1,200.00
Anne.jpg
Anne
Bob Young
70cm (W) x 90cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Ink on 300gsm Arches paper
$ 800.00
Hazen Wesbury Artwork_edited
City Girl
Hazel Westbury
51cm (W) x 53cm (H) x 1cm (D)
Pencil on paper mounted on photo collage
$ 450.00
IMG_1015.jpeg
Dream
Esraa Muhamed Sadek
29.7cm (W) x 31cm (H)
Ink and pencil on paper
$ 550.00
3rd Prize_Sean Hogan_Hagar Qim, Malta_Edited
Hagar Qim, Malta
Sean Hogan
25cm (W) x 20cm (H)
Ink on 300 gsm cotton paper
Award Winner Banner3
$ 400.00
Mare-Nubium_JH_Mixed-media-on-paper_43x70cm_2023.jpg
Mare Nubium
Jennifer Huang
87cm (W) x 62cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Mixed media on paper
Award Winner Banner2
$ 3,500.00
Margaret Falls Milford Track NZ.jpg
Margaret Falls Milford Track NZ
Malcolm Drysdale
80cm (W) x 100cm (H)
Pastel on Black pastel paper
Not for sale
Masuleh village.jpg
Masuleh Village
Mina Fathi
65cm (W) x 45cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Brown pencil on paper
$ 800.00
IMG_0610.jpeg
Punt on Yarra River
Lynn Banna
30cm (W) x 42cm (H) x 5cm (D)
Pen on Moulin de Roy paper
$ 350.00
IMG_8715.jpeg
Riccardo
Teresa Brimo
48cm (W) x 58cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Charcoal and white pencil
$ 250.00
IMG_8543.jpeg
Ship Ahoy
Prue Pittock
78cm (W) x 62cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Pen and ink and coloured pencil
$ 850.00
Weil_Sprocketree.jpg
Sprocketree
Linda Weil
50cm (W) x 56cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Graphite and Color Pencil
$ 1,400.00
20230904_074351.jpg
The Bicycle
Priscilla Fenton
38cm (W) x 36cm (H) x 2cm (D)
graphite on hot press watercolour paper.
$ 400.00
The Ragged Coast, the Glaring Sea - Late Summer Cape Woolamai.jpg
The Ragged Coast, the Glaring Sea, Late summer Cape Woolamai
Vicki McInnes
86cm (W) x 67cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Charcoal, pastel, pencil
$ 2,200.00
Artist - Joseph Luczynski Title - The Three Minute Pose Medium - Charcoal on paper Price - NFS.jpg
The Three Minute Pose
Joseph Luczynski
80cm (W) x 66cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Charcoal on Paper
$ 600.00
tree roots.jpg
Tree Root Study
Sarah Ackland
62cm (W) x 42cm (H) x 4cm (D)
graphite on paper, cold wax mounted to panel
$ 650.00
IMG_3601.jpeg
Well Hidden
Kaye Bellis
49cm (W) x 36cm (H) x 30cm (D)
Graphite on paper
$ 400.00

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