77th Annual Art Competition - Maryborough Regional Art Society

2023 Open Section Winner - Chris Postle - Forest Kaleidoscope

The 77th Annual Art Exhibition and Competition celebrated the creativity of local and regional artists, showcasing an impressive range of mediums across seven categories, along with a People’s Choice award.

The Maryborough Regional Art Society was first formed as the Maryborough Art Group in 1947 by a small group of people with a common interest in art.

*Image: Open Section winner MRAS competition 'Forest Kaleidoscope' by Chris Postle


Award Recipients

Open

  • Winner: Wendy Talbot, The Farmer and The Fence, Mixed
  • Highly commended: Rolf Sieber, Nature's Facination, Acrylic 
  • Commended: Lynn Munn, Sunday Drive, Acrylic

 Landscape/Seascape

  • First place: Kevin Rogers,Vallery of Light, Pencil
  • Second place: Rolf Sieber, Late Light at Nikenbah, Acrylic
  • Highly commended: Marianne Kresse, Lavendar Fields, Ink/watercolour
  • Commended: K Phachanakorn,The Reef, Acrylic

Portraits

  • First place: Gary David Weare, Letter to the Spice Islands, Mixed
  • Second place: Jackie James, Im Feeling Fancy, Acrylic/Pencil/Material Collage
  • Highly commended: Lynn Munn,The Hustler, Acrylic 
  • Commended: Gayle Scott, Spirit of the Outback Shaddows, Mixed

Australian Flora & Fauna

  • First place: Lynn Munn, Banksia, Acrylic
  • Second place: Marianne Brady, Time to Fly, Pastel
  • Highly commended: Lorraine Romaoir, Plants for Life, Collage
  • Commended: Rosie Johansen, Celestial Humback Whales, Acrylic 

Still Life

  • First place: Rosie Johansen, A Warm Bunch of Flowers, Acrylic
  • Second place: Wendy Talbot, Tea for One, Acrylic
  • Highly commended: Deborah Benson, Summer Wine, Pencil
  • Commended: Kevin Rogers, Afternoon Tea Anyone?, Pencil 

Abstract

  • First place:  Jodi Wogandt, Depth of Deception, Acrylic
  • Second place: Rosemary Anderson, Evening on the Lake, Mixed
  • Highly commended: Wendy Talbot, Fatherhood, Mixed
  • Commended: Ruth Purnell, Where My Thoughts Wander, Acrylic

3D / Sculpture 

  • First place: Tania Gilby, Precious, Clay
  • Second place: Robert Jennings, Pink Light, Steel
  • Highly commended: Kym Latter, Misconception of Love, Mixed
  • Commended: Daniel Hardy, The Unwoke Blacksmith, Iron

People's Choice Award - Rolf Sieber, Nature's Facination, Acrylic 

When

  • Saturday, 15 June 2024 | 12:00 AM - Sunday, 28 July 2024 | 12:00 AM

Location

Gatakers Artspace, 311 Kent Street,, Maryborough, 4650, View Map

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