The winner of the Archibald Prize 2015 was announced yesterday at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney. Congratulations to the winner - Newcastle artist Nigel Milsom with his portrait of barrister Charles Waterstreet. (See image via Tweet below). Waterstreet represented Nigel after he was previously charged with armed robbery.
And the #archibald2015 winner is… Nigel Milsom for his portrait of barrister @CCWaterstreet http://t.co/oRBcS3sVrR pic.twitter.com/yOJu7TBLsc
— Art Gallery of NSW (@ArtGalleryofNSW) July 17, 2015
Nigel's life has turned around. The coveted and prestigious Australian art prize is worth $100,000.The 47 finalists included Queensland artist Jessica Le Clerc's work. Her portrait was of artist David Hart (Pro Hart's son).
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| Living inside of stories by Jessica Le Clerc Image from Art Gallery of NSW |
The larger than life portrait of Hart, which she painted in about a week and was titled 'Living inside of stories' enjoyed some wonderful coverage even though she didn't win.
It's an honour to be amongst the finalists.
Here's a link to Jessica's website and a little more about the piece.
http://jessicaleclerc.com.au/archibald-2015/
Here's the YouTube clip link showing an interview with Jessica and the story behind the work. (it's only three minutes long).
Jessica Le Clerc YouTube interview.
Congratulations Jessica. I really like what you have painted. It's a great work and I hear David was very happy with it too.
Archibald Prize 2014 - touring exhibition winds up with last day on show in Broken Hill tomorrow, Sunday 19 July 2015.
Here's a link to the article I wrote about the event 'Archibald Prize 2014 tours Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery 5 June - 19 July 2015'.
The 2015 finalists exhibition commenced earlier today.
Here's a link to more information about the locations to see the works as it tours Victoria and New South Wales in the coming year.
www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/touring/archibald-prize-2015-tour/
Cheers,
Jane Deany
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