Dianne Fogwell
Mildura meander 2015
linocut (artist book); unique state
Reproduced courtesy of the artist, Port Jackson Press, Melbourne, and Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Winner—2017 Geelong acquisitive print award
Dianne Fogwell
Mildura meander 2015
linocut (artist book); unique state
Reproduced courtesy of the artist, Port Jackson Press, Melbourne, and Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Winner—2017 Geelong acquisitive print award
Dianne Fogwell
Mildura meander (detail) 2015
linocut (artist book); unique state
Reproduced courtesy of the artist, Port Jackson Press, Melbourne, and Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Winner—2017 Geelong acquisitive print award
Dianne Fogwell
Mildura meander (detail) 2015
linocut (artist book); unique state
Reproduced courtesy of the artist, Port Jackson Press, Melbourne, and Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Winner—2017 Geelong acquisitive print award
Clare Humphries
A fraction of a small distance 2017
hand-burnished linocut, sand-blasted glass;
edition 4/10 (unique states)
Reproduced courtesy of the artist
Winner–2017 Ursula Hoff Institute award
Clare Humphries
A fraction of a small distance 2017
hand-burnished linocut, sand-blasted glass;
edition 4/10 (unique states)
Reproduced courtesy of the artist
Winner–2017 Ursula Hoff Institute award
2017 Geelong acquisitive print awards
Monday 14 August to Sunday 8 October 2017
This nationally acclaimed acquisitive prize exhibition featured entries from around Australia by established and emerging printmakers representing the diversity of current practice through both traditional printmaking techniques as well as contemporary processes.
38 works by 39 leading and emerging Australian artists were shortlisted for the 2017 Geelong acquisitive print awards. The acquisitive awards and biennial exhibition featured works by Benjamin Armstrong, Rosalind Atkins, Elizabeth Banfield, GW Bot, Laura Castell, Jock Clutterbuck, Marian Crawford, Ben Fennessy, Dianne Fogwell, Peter Garnick, Kaye Green, Sue Grossman, Andrew Gunnell, Gracia Haby and Louise Jennison, Robert Hague, Rew Hanks, Carolyn Hawkins, Clare Humphries, Anita Iacovella, Michael Kempson, Deborah Klein, Jo Langley, Marion Manifold, Megan McPherson, David Nixon, Jiri Tibor Novak, Sharron Okines, Glenda Orr, Janet Parker-Smith, Jim Pavlidis, Stieg Persson, Ben Rak, Brian Robinson, Kati Thamo, Bridgit Thomas, Vanessa Wallace, Halina Wolski and Joel Wolter.
Winners
Dianne Fogwell was the 2017 recipient of the Geelong acquisitive print award and Clare Humphries was the recipient of the Ursula Hoff Institute award.
For the first time, one additional artist, Peter Garnick, was selected by the judging panel and invited to take up a 5-day printmaking residency at Queenscliff Gallery and Workshop (QG&W).
Exhibition partners
The 2017 Geelong acquisitive print awards are sponsored by the Estate of Dr Colin Holden, Louise Box, the Ursula Hoff Institute (UHI) and Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop.
