I'm a finalist - New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Awards 2020

(EDIT: This was updated on 6th October 2020, after the award was announced)

I’m proud to say that I’ve been shortlisted as a finalist for the NZ Painting and Printmaking Award 2020, for my painting called Inside Out. Now that the awards have been judged and announced, I can show my painting here. I didn’t receive an award, but I’m happy to say that my painting sold on the opening night. Scroll down to see images of the winning paintings and prints.

Inside Out 2020 - my work selected as a finalist in the 2020 NewZealand Painting and Printmaking Awards

There were a record 408 entries this year, and entry was delayed by several months due to the Coronavirus lockdown. The judge Julia Waite,  Curator of New Zealand Art at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, has selected 55 finalists. The awards night is Friday October 2nd, when the winners will be announced. The finalist works will be exhibited and open to the public for three days after that.

NZ Painting and Printmaking Awards Exhibition:

The Atrium, Wintec, Hamilton
Exhibition open to the public: Saturday October 3rd 2020, Sunday 4th, and Monday 5th
10am -4pm

Judge Julia Waite will be presenting an artist talk on Saturday morning beginning at 10am.

The final award winners are shown below, and a link to a review of the exhibition by Peter Dornauf is here (my work is mentioned).

Good Socks by Reece King - NZPPA 2020 Major Prize winner

𝘏𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘳-𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘥 by Luca Nicholas - awarded the Ruth Davey Merit Award in Printmaking

𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘰 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 (𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘒𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘢) by Nadia Gush. Awarded the Wintec Media Arts Award in Painting

An Invitational Space by Rachael Peary. Winner of the People’s Choice award.

𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 by Laura Williams - awarded the Brian Perry Charitable Trust Merit Award in Painting

𝘝𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 by Lauren Drescher - awarded the Print Council Aotearoa New Zealand Merit in Printmaking Award