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The Victorian Artists Society will be open on Monday 12 June
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VAS Summer Exhibition 2023
Opening & Awards Presentation Event, Tuesday 14 February at 7pm
Location: Frater, Hammond & McCubbin Galleries
This is the first VAS exhibition of 2023. We look forward to welcoming members and visitors back to our galleries with a celebration of summer. This exhibition features prizes for painting of: 1st, $600; 2nd, $300; 3rd, $100; and sculpture of: 1st, $600; 2nd, $300 and 3rd, $100
2023 Winners
First Prize Winner
Joe Whyte—'The Art Room', Oil on Linen
Second Prize Winner
Gregory R Smith VAS FVAS—'Could do with a Drop, Barfold', Oil on Canvas
Third Prize Winner
Clive Sinclair VAS FVAS—'Kevin', Acrylic on Canvas
Highly Commended Artworks
Ursula Tursky VAS—'Freshly Picked', OIl
Maria Radun—'Remember', Oil on Canvas
Robyn Pridham VAS—'Blush of Summer', Mixed Media & collage on canvas
Ray Wilson VAS FVAS—'Lemons & Coffee Pot', Oil on Linen
Heather 'Zulu' Towns—'Monday Night Jazz Jams', French Acrylic
Sarah Ackland—'Into the Woods', Graphite on Paper
Sculpture First Prize Winner
Manfred Tursky—'Morning Stretch', Glazed Terracotta
Sculpture SECOND Prize Winner
Linda Weil—'Dancer Ecarte', Brass/Aluminium wire & wood
Sculpture THIRD Prize WinneR
Ilona Herreiner—'Go, Daphne, Go!' Cedar, Jute Cord & Oil Colour
Curator's Choice award
Lulu Clifton-Evans—'Reflections of Nuomea', Oil on Board
Joe Whyte—'The Art Room', Oil on Linen, first prize winner 2023
Manfred Tursky—'Morning Stretch', Glazed Terracotta
The judge for the 2023 Summer Exhibition was Nic Plowman. Nic's work is full of observation and insight, describing time, memory and lived experience with both intimacy and visceral energy. Plowman is primarily known for his dedication to both traditional and experimental drawing. His broader practice includes painting, printmaking and sculpture.
Nic Plowman has had 14 solo exhibitions, and exhibited work in more than 60 group shows. He has been a finalist in many art prizes, including the prestigious Dobell Drawing Prize (2023), The Doug Moran Portrait Prize (finalist 2012, semi finalist 2018), and twice in the coveted Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship (2006; 2002). He has been awarded residencies in Australia and Internationally. Nic's work has been acquired into many local and International collections, both public and private.
He is represented by James Makin Gallery.
Banner image: Ron Reynolds VAS—'Sound of Silence', Winner 2022
See the VAS Summer Exhibition for 2022 here.
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Acknowledgment of traditional owners.
We would like to pay our respects to the traditional owners of the land on which our building stands, their leaders, past, present and emerging.