Final days to see the Bowness Photography Prize plus discover our upcoming exhibitions for PHOTO 2021
William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize
Art News from Australia. Published by Monash Gallery of Art on Thursday 28 January 2021.
Until Sunday 7 February 2021. Don't miss your opportunity to see the 2020 Bowness Photography Prize exhibition before it closes.
The Bowness Photography Prize is an important survey of contemporary photographic practice and one of the most prestigious prizes in the country, providing Australian artists with the opportunity to exhibit at one of Australia’s leading public galleries.
At a special event held at MGA last week and streamed online, the $30,000 acquisitive award was presented to artist Christian Thompson for his epic four-panel work ‘Rule of three’ (2020).
The votes were counted and the Smith & Singer People’s Choice Award went to Zoe Arnott for her work that reflects on the challenges of keeping in touch with family during Melbourne’s lockdown, ‘Max at 99’ (2020).
Colour Factory Honourable Mentions were awarded to Chris Barry for her intimate portraits titled ‘The Boko family, in situ’ (2020), Janina Green for her exquisite hand-coloured gelatin silver print ‘Two women (back view)’ (2019) and Ponch Hawkes for her humorous take on isolation with her work ‘Isolation husband’ (2020).
