Now in its fourth year, The Northern Rivers Portrait Prize is a painting and drawing prize open to artists whose artwork depicts a person from the Northern Rivers who the artist believes to be of value to their lives and/or to the community. This prize encourages artists from the Northern Rivers and Australia wide. Judged by Mr Philip Bacon, Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane. This Prize gives artists the chance to bring together the community through the representation and celebration of the people who make up this wonderful region.
OVERALL WINNER
Rene Bolten, Jenny London 2013, oil on canvas, courtesy of the artist
ARMSIGN AWARD
Lina Buck, Mother 2013, acrylic on canvas, courtesy of the artist
The finalists are:
Candice Appeltre, Liesel Arden, Rhonda Baker, Paul de Grey Bashford, Rene Bolten, Lina Buck, Soren Carlbergg, Luke Close, Ray Coffey, Stacey Conridge, John Cottrell, Colleen DaRosa, Michelle Dawson, Carmel Debreuil, Julie DeLorenzo, Vitor Dos Santos, Jeff Gant, Steven Giese, Christian Halford, Janine Hardaker, Dolores Hartwig, Geoff Harvey, Leanne Haugh, Hilary Herrmann, David Hickson, Julie Hutchings, Susan Jacobsen, Anthony Joy, Sally Carlill Joyce, Gatya Kelly, Vlad Kolas, Anthony Leitch, Corrine Lewis, Darrin Madafferi, Rose McKinley, Lindsay Moffatt, Christian Morrow, Kellie O’Dempsey, Ian Pearson, Dale Rhodes, Brigid Ryan, Matthew Sansom, Jasmine Scheidler, Richard Slagter, Stefan Smith, Belinda Sochacki, Solveig, Sam Sosnowski, Catherine Stewart, Robyn Sweaney, Sarah Symonds, Cindy Vallet, Maya Veit, Oksana Waterfall, David Wells, Harry Westera, Christine Willcocks, Geoff Williams.
