Copyright Agency | Viscopy has selected 24 finalists from 546 entries for this year’s $10,000 John Fries Award for emerging artists. The finalists come from all over Australia and New Zealand, with three Aboriginal artists represented. Works include painting, sculpture, installation, video and a live performance work.
The 5th John Fries Award will be announced at the official exhibition opening on Tuesday 12 August at the award’s venue partner Galleries UNSW, COFA in Paddington, Sydney.
“The John Fries always delivers something unexpected,” says guest curator and judge, Sebastian Goldspink. “The artists display extraordinary imagination and take risks and I know everyone will be keenly watching and waiting for this year’s exhibition at Galleries NSW, COFA. It’s a fantastic celebration of the strength and diversity of Australasian emerging art!”
Julian Day, Requiem, 2012
Alair Pambegan, Flying Fox Story, 2013
The 2014 John Fries Award finalists are: Abdul Abdullah, Justin Balmain, Ella Barclay, Tim Bruniges, Julian Day, Omar Chowdhury, George Egerton-Warburton, Marc Etherington, Hamishi Farah, Heath Franco, Samuel Hodge, Anna Horne, Juz Kitson, Anna Kristensen, Bridie Lunney, Daniel McKewen, Beryline Mung, Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran, Alair Pambegan, Kate Scardifield, Marilyn Schneider, Jacqui Shelton, Jason Wing and Kentaro Yamada.
Judges for the 2014 award are: Sebastian Goldspink, Alexie Glass-Kantor, Jess Olivieri, Kath Fries and Megan Cope.
John Fries Award Finalists Exhibition
Galleries UNSW, COFA
9 August to 6 September, 2014
Sydney
Left: Julian Day, Requiem, 2012
Right: Alair Pambegan, Flying Fox Story, 2013
