Winner's Art Reviews
As part of the Contemporary Art Awards prize, the winner and the highly commendeds receive an art review about their work.
ART WRITERS
Julie Rees is a Queensland artist and arts writer. Graduating with a Doctor of Visual Arts from Queensland College of Art, Griffith University in 2015, Julie has exhibited both nationally and internationally, published research papers, catalogue essays, and reviews.
Caitlin Eyre is a curator and arts writer based in South Australia. She graduated from the University of Adelaide's double Master of Arts program with degrees in Art History and Curatorial & Museum Studies in 2013. Caitlin has produced articles, reviews and catalogue essays for a number of arts publications, online platforms, exhibitions and institutions across Australia.
Di Erlichman is a Victorian artist and an award-winning marketing and communication specialist. She regularly exhibits in selected galleries across Melbourne and is currently continuing her studies in Visual Arts at Melbourne Polytechnic.
Annette Ong is an artist and writer based in Perth. She graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from the University of Western Australia. Annette has published short stories and generated a number of articles and reviews.
2018
Winner: Kym Frame by Dr Julie Rees
Highly Commended: Carmel Louise by Dr Julie Rees
Highly Commended: Amandeep Kaur by Annette Ong
Highly Commended: Rhys Knight by Di Erlichman
2019
Winner: Mark Bagally by Di Erlichman
Highly Commended: Ellie Coleman by Dr Julie Rees
Highly Commended: Louise Tate by Di Erlichman
2017
Winner: Amy Carkeek by Dr Julie Rees
Highly Commended: Lillian Morrissey by Caitlin Eyre
Highly Commended: Jeramie Scahill by Caitlin Eyre
2015
Winner: Lauri Smith by Dr Julie Rees
Highly Commended: Felicity O'Connor by Dr Julie Rees
Highly Commended: Vanessa Stanley by Dr Julie Rees
Mark Bagally: A Pensive Moment
Winner of Contemporary Art Awards 2019
By Di Elrichman
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Self-Portrait
Oil on board
40 x 51cm
2018
Louise Tate: A Fiction of Others
Highly Commended - Contemporary Art Awards 2019
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By Di Elrichman
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A Fiction of Others
Oil on canvas
122 x 97cm
2018
Ellie Coleman: Lucent Creatures
Highly Commended - Contemporary Art Awards 2019
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By Dr Julie Rees
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Lucent Creatures
Taxidermy and crystals
Variable
2018
Kym Frame: The Resilience of Women
Winner of Contemporary Art Awards 2018
By Dr Julie Rees
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In the Hold
Installation - mixed media
60 x 130 x 60cm
2017
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In the Hold
Detail
Carmel Louise: Reimagining the Regeneration Process
2018 Highly Commended
By Dr Julie Rees
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Constructional No.1 in 3D
mixed media
100 x 100cm
2017
Constructional No.1 in 3D
Detail
Amandeep Kaur: Liminal Landscapes
2018 Highly Commended
By Annette Ong
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Liminal Landscapes
Archival digital print
118.9 x 84.1cm
2017
Rhys Knight: Eliminating the Ego
2018 Highly Commended
By Di Erlichman
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Self (Body-World) 3
Oil on canvas
90 x 80cm
2017
Amy Carkeek: Collaborating with the Past
Winner of Contemporary Art Awards 2017
By Dr Julie Rees
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Little Boy Blue
Archival inkjet print
100 x 66cm
2016
Children should be seen but not heard
Archival inkjet print
100 x 66cm
2016
Lillian Morrissey: Changing Landscapes
2017 Highly Commended
By Caitlin Eyre
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Awakening
Acrylic on board
120 x 240cm
2016
Jeramie Scahill: Age is a Work of Art
2017 Highly Commended
By Caitlin Eyre
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Walking Stick
Stirling Silver and rosewood
10 x 85cm
2016
Kevin Song: Memories and Perceptions of Place
2016 Winner of Contemporary Art Awards
By Dr Julie Rees
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Winter Landscape
Acrylic on canvas
76 x 61cm
2015
Vrinda Gleeson: Women's Sensuality
2016 Highly Commended
By Dr Julie Rees
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Bath-Time
Oil, charcoal, and acrylic on board
90 x 120cm
2015
Len Hurley: Infinite Possibilities
2016 Highly Commended
By Dr Julie Rees
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Three Boxes
Animation
1920 x 1080 pixels
2016
Lauri Smith: Dreamed Visions
2015 Winner of Contemporary Art Awards
By Dr Julie Rees
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Fremble, the whole universe is contained within us
Resin, Silicon, and Human Hair
30 x 43 x 30cm
2015
Felicity O'Connor: Emotional Abstractions
2015 Highly Commended
By Dr Julie Rees
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She is only Happy in the Sun
Oil on Canvas
91 x 91cm
2015
Aqualegar
Oil on Canvas
122 x 152cm
2015
Vanessa Stanley: Linking Art and Science
2015 Highly Commended
By Dr Julie Rees
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Eastern Branch Brisbane River - Outside
Mirrored Perspex and Aluminium
Variable Dimensions
2014
Below Above
Mirrored Perspex, steel frame, aluminium clips
2m Diameter
2015
