THE DOBELL PRIZE FOR DRAWING
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2009 WINNER
Friday 6 November, 11am
Art Gallery of New South Wales The Dobell Prize for Drawing is one of the most coveted art awards in Australia. Initiated by the trustees of the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, the Prize was first awarded in 1993. This year the trustees of Sir William Dobell Art Foundation decided to increase the prize money to $25,000 making The Dobell Prize Australia's most valuable prize for drawing. The Dobell Prize attracted 649 entries this year. There are 46 finalists. The judge of the 2009 Dobell Prize is Nick Mourtzakis. The Dobell Prize for Drawing has often been the subject of discussion and debate about the nature of drawing. What constitutes a drawing is however deliberately not outlined in the conditions of entry. That has been left for competing artists to define by their practice and for each individual judge, annually appointed by the trustees of the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, to determine in the process of looking at all the entries. This flexible, open-minded approach has ensured that the greatest variety of drawings is submitted each year. A condition of the Dobell Prize for Drawing is that the Art Gallery of New South Wales automatically acquires prize-winning drawings. In all there are sixteen prize-winning drawings in the collection acquired as a result of the Dobell Prize, which now forms part of a growing collection of contemporary Australian drawings at the gallery. On view: | Friday 6 November 2009 to 21 January 2010
Art Gallery of New South Wales
The Domain, Sydney |
Media Information
Claire Martin
Telephone 61 2 9225 1734 or 0414 437 588
Email clairem@ag.nsw.gov.au
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