The finalist group for the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize was selected from a record number of entries including artists from Australia, Hong Kong, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Italy, highlighting the Prize’s growing international reputation.
The 44 finalists were selected from 597 entries by a judging panel comprised of Carriageworks Director Lisa Havilah, former Director of Sotheby’s Australia, Justin Miller and philanthropist Gretal Packer.
The 2014 Woollahra Sculpture Prize finalists are:
Peculiar Annes featuring Janet Parker-°©‐Smith, Claude Jones and Cleo Gardiner (NSW); Tully Arnot (NSW); Gunjan Aylawadi (NSW); Stephen Bird (NSW); Annette Blair (NSW); Linda Brescia (NSW); Merric Brettle (VIC); Will Coles (NSW); Peter Cooley (NSW); Micaldo Combriani (NSW); Lynda Draper (NSW); Merran Esson (NSW); Neil Evans (NSW); Emily Floyd (VIC); Leah Fraser (NSW); Xia Gao (USA); Natalie Guy (NZ); Titania Henderson (VIC); James Jameson (QLD); Freya Jobbins (NSW); Sherie Knipe (VIC) Miroslav Kratky (NSW); DinnI Kunoth Kemarre (WA);
Camie Lyons (NSW); Alasdair Macintyre (QLD); Simon McGrath (NSW); Callum Morton (VIC); Kendal Murray (NSW); Mee-°©‐Sum Kim Park (NSW); Nicky Parras (NSW); Kirsteen Pieterse (HK); Guido Pigni (ITALY); Campbell Robertson-°©‐Swann (NSW); Sangeeta Sandrasegar (VIC); Sharnie Shield (NSW); Morgan Shimeld (NSW); Liz Shreeve (NSW); Melissa Smith (TAS); Abdullah Syed M I (NSW); Yusuke Takemura (NSW); Natalie Thomas (VIC); Peter Vandermark (ACT); Bridgid Vidler (UK); Craig Waddell (NSW); Ben Young (NSW).
The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize is a national prize for sculptures of smaller dimensions and has attracted strong support from artists, collectors, benefactors, critics, as well as the local community. The Prize was initiated in 2001 by Council to support, promote and celebrate artistic excellence, but also to encourage the local community to access the then, newly renovated Woollahra Council Chambers.
A free exhibition of all the 2014 finalist sculptures will be held at Woollahra Council Chambers. The main winner will be announced at a media call on 16 October 2014, with further details to be provided closer to the time.
Woollahra Council Chambers
18 October to 2 November, 2014
Sydney
Emily Floyd, Abstract Scholar, 2014
Kendal Murray, Sublime Climb, Eye Rhyme
Alasdair Macintyre, Vader Piñata, 2014