Showcasing the best of contemporary Australian painting practice, this $30,000 acquisitive award and biennial exhibition includes work by established and emerging artists working in a variety of genres including abstraction, figuration and landscape painting.
Chosen from hundreds of entries from around the country, the 45 shortlisted works for the ‘2012 Geelong Contemporary Art Prize’ indicate the diversity and innovation that exists in the Australian contemporary painting practice.
Geelong Gallery
Until November 18, 2012
Victoria
James Lynch, Rob’s picture, 2010, oil on canvas, 91.5 x 110cm
Courtesy the artist and Neon Parc, Melbourne