The prestigious A.M.E Bale Travelling Scholarship has been awarded to Brisbane based artist Scott Breton.
Funded by the Alice Marian Ellen Bale Art Foundation Trust, the travelling scholarship is currently valued at $50,000, and also awarded are two art prizes valued at $5,000 each for works in the mediums of oil and/or acrylic, and works on paper.
The prizes are Australia’s premier awards for traditional realism and figurative art and are awarded to Australian artists who have demonstrated talent and achievement in traditional styles.
Breton plans to use the scholarship to tour Europe, Russia and America, and of winning the award says “there is a long history of Australian artists for whom the opportunity to tour the great galleries and meet a wider artistic community was absolutely critical in their development and inspiration. I am so glad to follow in their footsteps at this point in my career.”
The A.M.E. Bale Art Prize in the medium of oils and/or acrylics was awarded to Evan Shipard and the A.M.E. Bale Art Prize for works on paper went to Gregory Alexander.
The exhibition of finalists is currently being held at the Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Melbourne until December 16 December.
Glen Eira City Council Gallery
Until Decemebr 16
Melbourne
Image: Scott Breton with Gary Jeffs, Perpetual Victoria State Manager
