Award Winners
CHANGING PERSPECTIVES 2017
108th Annual Exhibition
At Victorian Artists Society Galleries - East Melbourne
October 5 - 17
OPENED AND JUDGED BY CLIVE SINCLAIR, FVAS
DANKS TRUST AWARD
The Danks Trust Award has been gifted to honour a MSWPS member for her dedication to art and to acknowledge her high standard of achievement in her work.
It is awarded to encourage, reward and foster excellence in individual artistic pursuits undertaken by our women artists.
Winner
Jo Reitze for Autumn Garden Oil on Canvas
THE ANNIE DAVISON OLIVER AWARD
Annie Davison Oliver was a long serving Treasurer and Benefactor of MSWPS.
Her death in 1997 at the age of 94 ended a long and valuable association of 67 years.
In appreciation, MSWPS established this award in her memory.
Winner
Beatrice Magalotti for Waiting Bronze
THE CONSTANCE WU AWARD
The Constance Wu Award was established by Carolyn Yong in memory of her mother, Constance Wu.
This award was first presented in 2012. It is presented to the artist receiving the most votes from MSWPS members whose works have been shown in the Annual Exhibitions.
This peer evaluated award was initially presented as The Mabel Pryde Prize and later as The MSWPS Award. MSWPS thanks Carolyn for this support.
In 2017 we have joint winners of this award.(Both artists will share the prize money.)
Elizabeth Moore Golding Felicity, City Woman and Sue Jarvis 9am Swanston Street will be presented with this award donated by Carolyn Yong in memory of her mother at the Christmas Lunch.
Congratulations to these members and thanks to the donors
Sue Jarvis 9am Swanston Street
Elizabeth Moore-Golding Felicity City Woman
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Highly Commended certificates. Congratulations to:
Gwendoline Krumins Gary the Butcher oil
Roz McQuillan The Thinker oil
Jan Martin After the fire, Kalbarri Nat Park mixed media
Liz Moore Golding Felicity, City Women oil
Vivi Palegeorge The Fish Market, Cornwall watercolour
Jane Walker Fishing Village Synthetic polymer & Chinese ink
2016 IN TWO PARTS
In 2016 Melbourne Society of Women Painters & Sculptors had Annual exhibition in two parts with both forming MSWPS 107th Annual Exhibition. We are delighted that our first show was held at Chapel on Station Gallery in Box Hill. Members were invited to respond to the theme “All things Bright and Beautiful”. This Hymn title was chosen because it referenced the location of the gallery in Box Hill Baptist Church as well as expressing our endeavour to brighten up the greys of winter. The Danks Trust Award for the best work in Show was judged by Jacquie Nichols–Reeves, the Curator of Whitehorse Arts Space. Malvern Artists’s Society Gallery was host to Changing Perspectives with the Official Opening on August 12.
The Official Opening was a wonderful evening. The gallery was full of members, friends and family and there was a buzz of excitement on the arrival of the Governor of Victoria. The Honourable Linda Dessau AM is the first female in this role. Amongst her numerous distinguished legal and community appointments, the Governor was formerly a Trustee of the NGV. In her eloquent and engaging address, the Governor clearly revealed her great appreciation of the Arts. She acknowledged the wonderful heritage of the society and showed an understanding of the difficulties that women artists encounter in juggling the many aspects of their lives. She also informed us that she was able to select works by several Australian women artists from the NGV collection to feature in Government House.
The Annie Davison Oliver Award 2016 $1000 Judged by Cathy Leahy, Senior Curator of Prints & Drawings at the NGV and recently co-curator of Luminous: Australian Watercolours (1900-2000)
2016 Award Winners
The Danks Trust Prize
Barbara McManus
Annie Davison Oliver Award
Jo Reitze
Constance Wu
Roz McQuillan
Changing Perspectives
Highly Commended Awards
Vicki Sullivan Betina Fauvel-Ogden Gillian Lodge
Louise Foletta
All Things bright and Beautiful
Highly Commended Awards
Louise Foletta Jocelyn Bell Heather Ellis
Jo Reitze