The Annual Art Exhibition for Box Hill Art Group and Whitehorse Arts Association at Box Hill Town Hall opened on Friday the 4th of October at 7:30pm.
Here’s a link to our exhibition flier – https://boxhillartgroup.com.au/2024-annual-exhibition-flier/
Thank you to our Exhibition Sponsors – https://boxhillartgroup.com.au/our-sponsors/
Awards were presented at 8pm by Marguerite Brown
Bio
Marguerite Brown is the Curator at Whitehorse City Council, managing the care and curatorship of the Whitehorse Art Collection and the exhibitions at Whitehorse Artspace. Marguerite is the former Director of the Print Council of Australia and throughout her career has curated numerous exhibitions of contemporary Australian art in both the commercial gallery and not-for-profit sectors. She holds a Master in Arts Curatorship from the University of Melbourne and in 2014 she was awarded the Harold Wright Scholarship to study prints and drawings at the British Museum, London.
Best in Show
8. Janet Crockett ‘Melbourne Vibes’
This painting presents a dynamic vision of a bustling urban streetscape, capturing the energy of the city with vibrant colour and energetic brushwork. A stand-out painting.
1st Prize – Works on Canvas
58. Gopinath Iyer ‘Serenity’
A finely painted work with an effective contrast between the natural light behind the mountains and the artificial lights from the streetlamps. It creates a slightly surreal atmosphere, that intrigues the viewer with its high level of detail.
2nd Prize – Works on Canvas
76. Princey Kroon ‘A Wintry Day’
A captivating highly resolved, atmospheric landscape that leans toward the moody and romantic.
3rd Prize – Works on Canvas
124. Rosemary Morgan ‘The Kimberley Rock Caves’
This works contains an interesting use of colour and organic mark-making to effectively describe the monumental boulders and landforms of the Kimberly.
Highly commended
10. Meredith Dahl ‘The Swing Tree’
91. Rodney Maddock ‘Flooded Mine Peak Hill’
119. Jan Morgan ‘Reflections Ireland’
1st Prize – Works on Paper
78. Christine Lacreaole ‘Day Dreaming’
This engaging work contains a skilful depiction of human form and conveys the personality and vibrant energy of the subject.
2nd Prize – Works on Paper
26. Lynneth Duggan ‘South Upwey’
This sweeping vista holds a terrific sense of space, with the play of light on the countryside below particularly well done. A very accomplished landscape.
3rd Prize – WOP
19. Nancye C Davison ‘ Abstract Seascape’
This subtle work reflects an atmospheric view of sea and sky, and the evocative and expressive possibilities of watercolour.
Highly Commended WOP
139. Pushkala Shivram ‘Green Dreams at Dusk’
60. Ramnath Iyer ‘Jump for Fun!’
70. Eric Harvey ‘Lake Windouree’
Below: The prize winning paintings and some prize winners from the evening.
