The Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) is an annual visual arts prize and exhibition for established and emerging artists living in regional and remote Queensland. The program aims to provide a platform for further professional development.
The 2023 QRAA explored the concept of ‘Perspective’, calling artists to enter work which considers the
concept of perspective in its many facets, viewpoints and nuances. The theme plays on a term known in the visual arts and relevant to our modern society.
2024 Touring Exhibition Locations
Cairns Courthouse Gallery, Cairns – 8 March to 22 April 2024
Coalface Art Gallery, Moranbah – 13 May to 16 June 2024
World Theatre Gallery, Charters Towers – 1 July to 16 August 2024
Mulga Lands Art Gallery, Charleville – 6 September to 19 October 2024
Lapunya Art Gallery, Chinchilla – 1 November to 6 December 2024
CATALOGUE
2023 Queensland Regional Art Awards Judging Panel
Jonathan McBurnie, Director, Rockhampton Museum of Arts, Rockhampton.
Professor Fiona Foley, Badtjala artist, curator, writer and academic, Brisbane.
2023 Queensland Regional Art Award Touring Prize Winners
‘ART FOR LIFE’ AWARD
Thanks to Holding Redlich and Artist Profile.
Winner – Lincoln Austin I saw myself, in you, wondering, how did I get here, 2023, synthetic polymer paint on aluminium composite board, 80 x 111 cm.
Highly Commended – Rosella Namok Temple Bay (Mangrove Story), 2023, bronze, patinas & steel, 15 x 50 x 15 cm.
THE MERVYN MORIARTY LANDSCAPE AWARD
Thanks to the Watco East West, Chroma Australia, and Rockhampton Museum of Art
Winner – Naomi Hobson Red Kangaroo and Little River Rock Cod 2023, 2023, Ceramic installation, 50 x 11 x 17 cm.
Highly Commended – Jo Lankester Illuminate – Cyanobacteria I, 2023, Multi-colour plate intaglio print with hand stitching, 100 x 75 cm.
FIRST NATIONS ARTIST AWARD
Thanks to Queensland University of Technology and Arts Queensland.
Winner – Clare Jaque Vasque Excess baggage, 2023, Acrylic and impast on stretched canvas, 100 x 100 cm.
Highly Commended – Solomon Booth Awareness, 2023, Pochoir print, 128 x 88 cm.
REMOTE ARTIST AWARD
Thanks to EDF Renewables and The University of Queensland.
Winner – Colina Wymarra Athamu Ulwung – Picinini Belowing Me, 2023, Acrylic on Canvas, 50 x 40 cm.
EMERGING ARTIST AWARD
Thanks to Consolidated Properties Group, Onespace and FireWorks Gallery.
Winner – Naomi McKenzie Where We Meet, 2023, Silver Gelatin Photograph on Metallic Paper, 51 x 51 cm.
Highly Commended – Anna Guthrie Arcadian Apertures #2, 2023, Stoneware Clay, 12 x 5 x 14 cm.
ENVIRONMENTAL ART AWARD
Thanks to the Turner Family Foundation and Griffith University Queensland College of Art.
Winner – Michelle Le Plastrier Food-O-Matic + Pixel Printed Food., 2023, Ceramics, underglaze, glaze, porcelain paint, 120 x 120 x 25 cm.
Highly Commended – Barbara Cheshire Portal to Nothingness, 2023, Oil on canvas, 76 x 76 cm.
DIGITAL ART AWARD
Thanks to Queensland University of Technology.
Winner – Fiona Harding and Elijah Huckel Night Body, 2023, Video work, 16:9 aspect ratio.
Highly Commended – Warwick Gow Self #3, 2023, Single channel video, 90 x 56 cm.
THE ANNIE TAN MEMORIAL WATERCOLOUR AWARD
Thanks to Booth Memorial Fund of Annie Tan (Yuh Siew) and The Geoff Booth Foundation.
Winner – The Phuong Ly Homes in Perspective, 2023, Watercolour on 300gsm paper, 42 x 30 cm.
Highly Commended – Michelle Turner The Kingfisher’s Catch, 2023, Watercolour on Langton Board, 36 x 25 cm
THE TEXTILE ART AWARD
Thanks to John and Lyn Reynolds.
Highly Commended – Jodie Handley The Four Swords of Rest & Recovery, 2023, Hand Embroidery on Cotton Fabric, 40 x 24 cm
PERSPECTIVE – Touring Exhibition Catalogue
PERSPECTIVE – Touring Exhibition Education Resource
This project is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, part of the Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy.
Banner Image: Excess Baggage. Clare Jaque Vasquez. Acrylic and impast on stretched canvas. 2023.