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Finalists announced for National Contemporary Art Award

28 May 2015

National Contemporary art award judge Aaron Kreisler has selected 52 entries as finalists for this year’s National Contemporary Art Award hosted by Waikato Museum.

Faced with a record number of entries this year, Aaron Kreisler met the challenge, selecting the 52 finalists through a blind judging process.

"It is always exciting to get an opportunity to discover the rich layers and diversity of talent that is present in this bustling little country and the National Contemporary Art Award provides this in overwhelming abundance." 

Waikato Museum Director Cherie Meecham says the National Contemporary Art Award promises artists a chance to win an art award of national significance and their work to be seen in a professionally managed gallery.

“The National Contemporary Art Award exhibition is always a highlight on our arts calendar, and we’re preparing for a full and very vibrant gallery experience this year. As well as the exposure it gives to these New Zealand artists, all works are for sale, giving visitors the opportunity to view and purchase the finalists’ artworks.”

The finalists for the 2015 National Contemporary Art Award are:

  1. Gaby Montejo - Christchurch
  2. Imogen Taylor - Auckland
  3. Max Bellamy - Dunedin
  4. Angela Tiatia - Auckland
  5. D Milton Browne - Dunedin
  6. Scarlett Cibilich - Auckland
  7. Monique Redmond and Layne Waerea - Auckland
  8. Madeleine Child - Auckland
  9. Matt Moriarty - Kaikoura
  10. Mark Purdom - Hamilton
  11. Daegan Wells - Christchurch
  12. Emma Cunningham - Whanganui
  13. Francis van Hout - Christchurch
  14. Martin Awa Clarke Langdon  - Auckland
  15. Josh Hamilton - Auckland
  16. Lisa Chandler - Richmond
  17. Kaye McGarva – Hawkes Bay
  18. Wendelien Bakker – Auckland
  19. Louise Lever – Auckland
  20. Lorraine Rastorfer – Wellington
  21. Marie Le Lievre – Christchurch
  22. Sonya Lacey – Auckland
  23. Poppy Lekner – Wellington
  24. Sarah Smuts-Kennedy – Auckland
  25. Damon Meade – Gisborne
  26. Jennifer Mason – Auckland
  27. Justin Spiers – Dunedin
  28. Thomas Hinton and Karl Bayly – Hamilton
  29. Stefan Roberts – Christchurch
  30. Delia Woodham – Auckland
  31. Jessica Pearless – Auckland
  32. EDWARDS+JOHANN – Christchurch
  33. Marita Hewitt – Kerikeri
  34. Alison Fausett – Auckland
  35. Deborah Crowe – Auckland
  36. Peter McLaren – Dunedin
  37. Brendon Sellar – Auckland
  38. Hugo Koha Lindsay – Auckland
  39. Bronwyn Holloway-Smith – Wellington
  40. Rohan Hartley Mills – Oratia
  41. Virginia Leonard – Warkworth
  42. Mark Soltero – Lyttelton
  43. Rebecca Stewart – Christchurch
  44. Sandy Son – Auckland
  45. Shannon Novak – Auckland
  46. Roger Mortimer – Auckland
  47. Heather Hayward – Paraparaumu
  48. Elliot Collins – Auckland
  49. Kyle Sattler – Tauranga
  50. Sarah Rose – Auckland
  51. Tracey Stockley-Smith - Hamilton
  52. Catherine Fookes – Auckland

The winner and merit award winners of the National Contemporary Art Award will be announced on Friday 17 July. The exhibition will open from Saturday 18 July until Sunday 1 November 2015.

The winner of the 2015 National Contemporary Art Award will receive S15,000 from the major joint sponsors, Chow:Hill and Tompkins Wake.

 

For more information contact:

Louise Belay
Waikato Museum Partnerships and Communications Manager
07 838 6956
021 536 557
louise.belay@hcc.govt.nz