Cairns Art Society runs two major exhibitions a year for the regional art community.
75th Cairns Art Society Annual Art Awards 2023
at Cairns Art Gallery until 12 February.
Cairns Art Society's flagship annual event, the Awards are a collaboration between Cairns Art Society and the Cairns Art Gallery, and supported by the local businesses and organisations that fund the individual Awards, which enable regional artists to have their works judged professionally and exhibited in the prestigious gallery. This year's award winners are:
Ron & Marion Ireland Open Award for Best in Show
Winner: Carole King - Wooroolin Wetland
Michael Healy MP Award for Best Acrylic Painting:
Winner: Jacky Elms - Wall of cages
Highly Commended: Christine Young- Great Egret in Flight;
Vicki Williams - Crystal Cascades;
Jeanette Sellwood - This Moment
Halpin Partners Award for Best Oil Painting:
Winner: Zita Sudnika - Tony and his friend “Sleek”
Highly Commended: Jori Poutanen - Golden Morning
Mikyung Coates – Sunlight (Hope)
Omni Builders Award for Best Mixed Media Painting:
Winner: Marita D’Arcy - Shreejal
Highly Commended: Rose Knight - Tinaroo Dusk
Carole King - Wooroolin Wetland
Cairns Hardware Award for Best Sculpture:
Winner: Sam Matthews - Pocket 12 “Quiet”
Highly commended: Luisa Manea - Aphrodite Exposed
Cairns Art Society Award for Best Drawing:
Winner: Joanne Bingham - Draught Horse
Highly commended: = Lyn Bartolo - Soulmates
Cairns Art Society Award for Best Watercolour:
Winner: Joanne Bingham - A Comfortable Perch
Highly commended: Delia Gilligan - Ella
Cairns Art Society Award for Best Print, including Digital:
Winner: Mark Cochrane - Kangaroo Mob
Highly commended: Buck Richardson - Moths in Mosteroscope
Cairns Art Society Unpackers Prize:
Carole King – Wooroolin Wetland
Highscan People’s Choice Prize: Winner to be announced at end of exhibition
14th ARTISTS OF THE NORTH EXHIBITION
at Tanks Art Centre, 28 March to 2 May 2022.
This collaboration between Cairns Art Society and the Cairns Regional Council once again produced a very successful exhibition, with 70 artists from across North Queensland showing a total of 145 paintings, drawings, photography and sculpture, and strong visitor numbers and sales.
Winner of the Crystalbrook Award for Best Work in the optional
Humanity category: Johann Montet for Mythos
Highly commended:
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Cindy Higgins for Eve
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Yvonne Hering for Reunion
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Vicky Williams for Hope is Light
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Helen Hume with Man and his Dog
Winner of the Cairns Art Society prize for People's Choice
Cindy Higgins for Eve
Winner of Humanity category -
Mythos by Johann Montet
People's Choice winner and Highly Commended -
Eve by Cindy Higgins
Cr Bob Manning, Mayor of Cairns, opening the exhibition, with Eunice McAllister, Exhibition co-ordinator