Magic of Friday 13
I am thrilled that on November 13 my work Lost Horizons: The Timeline was awarded the honorary Grand Prize in the Artists Books Prize at the Firestation Print Studio in Armadale, Melbourne. The prize brings with it a show in 2021. The idea of such a format I conceived some fourteen years ago, and this
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Last week my work ‘EVEolution V’ was recognised with separate awards in two international Triennials:
- World Heritage Ekaterinburg (Honorary Diploma of Excellence), Russia; and
- White World II Mini Print Intaglio Triennial( Silver Basket Honorary Award) Kyiv, Ukraine.
Receiving these awards was particularly emotional for me.
‘EVEolutuion V’ was created on the motive from early work at the end of Australian catastrophic fires in 2020 and at the dawn of the pandemic in January 2019-2020 for the Wondering Mind Project (Slovakia / Switzerland)
The Kyiv exhibition page link is here: https://www.facebook.com/1623064004617729/posts/3036725346584914
https://www.facebook.com/2201652440121094/posts/3169580126661649/?d=n
The Australian ambassador in Ukraine has visited the exhibition and collected the award. The link is here https://www.facebook.com/1693853520905951/posts/2842020776089214/?d=n
It was a great honour to be part of international graphic events of this calibre and to receive awards alongside other distinguished artists and creators. Most inspiring news for me and an encouraging recognition of achievement by the exhibition curators.
Peebles Print Prize 2021
Victoria Bilogan, Wins People’s Choice Award
Queenscliff Gallery
Congratulations to Victorian Bilogan, winner of the Peebles Print Prize 2021 (PPP21) People’s Choice Award for her mezzotint entry EVEolution V. Victoria was ecstatic to have won the award and to be receiving a $500 voucher for art materials/framing from PPP21 sponsor 44 Frame Factory. The announcement can be seen here: https://qgallery.com.au/peebles-print-prize-2021-winners-announcement/ The work can be bought here: https://qgallery.com.au/artists_works/eveolution-v-framed/
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A wonderful finale to my Silver Basket Award:it has been picked up from ‘Bylij Svit’ Gallery Intaglio 2021 Mini Print Triennial by Australian Ambassador in Kyiv Bruce Edwards.
A lovely letter from the Ambassador and two diplomas in Ukrainian and English along with the catalogue with impressive works; a silver basket in the shape of a printmaking press wheel or a sun has arrived, soothing the pain of not being able to attend the ceremony in person. Honoured and grateful to the director Tamara Yanovych and ambassador Bruce Edwards.
