I'm over the moon that my painting of 'Jane Caro' is a finalist in this years prestigious Portia Geach Memorial award at the SH Ervin Gallery! To be exhibited alongside such an amazing bunch of Australia women artists is such an honour.
The Portia Geach Memorial Award is Australia’s most prestigious art prize for portraiture by women artists. The Award was established by the will of the late Florence Kate Geach in memory of her sister, Portia Geach. The non-acquisitive award of $30,000 is awarded by the Trustee for the entry which is of the highest artistic merit, ‘…for the best portrait painted from life of some man or woman distinguished in Art, Letters, or the Sciences by any female artist resident in Australia during the twelve months preceding the closing date.
The Exhibition will open Fri 20 October 2017 until Sun 26 November 2017.