The 2024 finalists of the biennial tidal.24: City of Devonport Tasmanian Art Award have been announced.
The $20,000 major acquisitive award, sponsored by Devonport City Council and the Devonport Regional Gallery Friends Committee, is open to both two- and three-dimensional works by artists who reside in or have a strong connection with Tasmania.
The winning artist of tidal.22, Sarah Maher in front of her winning work ‘Open Listening (Lunawanna-alonnah/Bruny Island)’, receiving the award from paranaple arts centre Manager Geoff Dobson (left) and 2022 judge Ashley Bird, Senior Curator Visual Art and Design, Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery, Launceston
“The entries to tidal.24 were very impressive, and this high standard is reflected in the large number of works that has been included in the finalists’ exhibition,” said Visual Arts Coordinator, Devonport Regional Gallery Birgitta Magnusson-Reid.
The preselection was completed by Marnie Karmelita, Artistic Director, Ten Days on the Island; Dr Julie Gough, Curator, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery; and Dr Malcom Bywaters, Director, Academy Gallery, University of Tasmania, who selected fifty-seven works by fifty-six artists from 146 entries.
Congratulations on the following tidal.24 finalists:
Rodney Alexander, Craig Ashton, Eleanor Austin, Lynn Baird, Jane Bamford, Lorraine Biggs, Georgia Bowker Dunn, Selena de Carvalho, Dave Carswell, Darren Cook, Suzanne Crowley, Louise Daniels, Jamie Edward, Lisa Garland, Kaye Green, Elaine Green, Paul Gundry, Neil Haddon, Alana Hampton, Robyn Harman, Rosie Hastie, Marianne Hawke, Jade Irvine, Sally James, Richard Klekociuk, Keith Lane, Jan Larcombe, Averill Lawler, Kim Lehman, Wayne Looyen, Sue Lovegrove, Penny Mason, Janelle Mendham, Chris Morgan, Anne Morrison, Max Mueller, Matthew Newton, Tom O’Hern, Gaynor Peaty, Ryan Rivers, John Robinson, Darryl Rogers, Troy Ruffels, Brook van Ruiswyk, David Wayne Salter, Emily Snadden, Melissa Smith, Mel Stanger, Neridah Stockley, Gabbee Stolp, Alison Thomas, Paul Thomas, Evelyn Vyhnal, Emily-Rose Wills, Sharyn Woods, and Paul Wynne.
“tidal encourages contemporary practice with strength of concept, innovation, and execution of two-and three-dimensional artwork,” Magnusson-Reid added. “The theme is open to a range of interpretation regarding tides and living by the water, be it personal, environmental, political or of cultural nature.”
The winning artist will be announced at the opening of tidal.24: City of Devonport Tasmanian Art Award at the Devonport Regional Gallery, Devonport TAS 7310, on Friday 6 December 2024. The exhibition will be on display until Saturday 8 February 2025, when the winner of the $1,500 People’s Choice Award will be announced.
This year, the tidal.24: City of Devonport Tasmanian Art Award coincides with the tidal.24 festival, which runs from 6 December 2024 to 8 February 2025, in and around the Devonport area, and includes an Artist in Residence, art exhibitions and experiences, live music, artist talks and creative workshops for all ages.
