Overview
| Bendigo Art Gallery 42 View Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 | |
| 25 Nov 23 - 18 Feb 24 | |
| FREE |
Held every two years, the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize attracts some of Australia’s most accomplished artists, awarding a generous acquisitive cash prize of $50,000. The Prize provides Bendigo Art Gallery with the opportunity to survey a breadth of contemporary painting by established and emerging artists from across Australia.
This exhibition of finalists' work showcases the dynamism and diversity of contemporary painting practice today. The winning work joins the Gallery’s permanent collection.
2023 Winner - Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin (Pitjantjatjara)
Antara
2022
synthetic polymer on linen
183 x 198cm
Courtesy of the artist and Mimili Maku Arts, APY Lands, South Australia.
About the Prize
The Prize was initiated by Mr Allen Guy CBE (1917-2007) to honour his brother Arthur Guy (1914-1945) whose life was tragically cut short whilst in military service in New Guinea. Inaugurated in 2003, Bendigo Art Gallery acknowledges all those who have contributed to the success of the Prize and looks forward to the continuation of this prestigious and highly regarded acquisitive Prize.
Previous winners include Stieg Persson (2003), Dale Frank (2005), Stephen Bush (2007), Jan Nelson (2009), Tim Johnson (2011), Chris Bond (2013), Guan Wei (2015), Margaret Loy Pula (2017), Jahnne Pascoe-White (2019) and Kirsty Budge (2021).
About Arthur Guy
Arthur Guy was born in Melbourne on 24 November 1914, the first child of Arthur and Catherine Guy and the elder and only sibling of Allen. Arthur was educated at Camp Hill State School in Bendigo and then at Ballarat Grammar School. He enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in a signals unit and served in New Guinea. On 14 February 1945, aged 30, Arthur was on a supply mission supporting ground troops when his plane went down in a fatal crash near Wewak. He is buried in the Lae War Memorial Cemetery, Papua New Guinea.
Finalists
| Neil Haddon |
People’s Choice
Give your support by selecting your favourite artwork for the People’s Choice from 36 artworks shortlisted for the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize 2023.
Voting starts on 25 November 2023 and closes at 5 pm on 18 February 2024, and the People’s Choice winner announcement is on 19 February 2024.
Explore the Finalists' artworks
To learn more about the artist and their artwork, click on the image.
Peter Alwast Matt Arbuckle Joel Arthur
Nellie Ngampa Coulthard Rhett D'Costa
Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin
| Neil Haddon David Harley
Stefan Wirihana Mau
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