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Home>Entertainment & Arts>Gippsland Art Gallery - Sale>The 2012 John Leslie Art Prize
| 2012 John Leslie Art Prize | | 
| The John Leslie Art Prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious prizes for landscape painting, and is open to all artists living and working in Australia. The non-acquisitive Prize is generously sponsored by John Leslie OBE, Patron of the Gippsland Art Gallery.
The 2012 John Leslie Art Prize is offered in four award categories:
1st Prize: $15,000
2nd Prize: $3,000
3rd Prize: $1,000
Best Gippsland work: $1,000
An exhibition of selected paintings is currently on display at the Gippsland Art Gallery until 25 November 2012.
Image: Tony LLOYD - Winner 2012 John Leslie Art Prize Expanded Sphere [detail], 2012, oil on linen, 92 x 75cm
JUDGES 2012 JOHN LESLIE ART PRIZE
Sam Leach - Artist, 2010 Archibald and Wynne Prize Winner
Merle Hathaway – Arts Administrator, former Director of the Horsham Regional Art Gallery and currently Arts Officer Golden Plains Shire
Gabriella Costivich – The Age art critic and writer, also now writing for Epicure
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| 2012 WINNERS were announced at the official opening on Friday 28 September and were awarded to | | 
| Winner:
TONY LLOYD Expanded Sphere Image
The judges praised the strange, surreal, and cinematic qualities of this work. They felt there were many ways it could be perceived, and did not strictly conform to the typical landscape genre. They particularly singled out the painting technique, which was realistic but left room for ambiguity, and that its subject was elusive and left room for the imagination. They felt it was a singular and powerful work, that was a triumph in concept and execution.
Image: Tony Lloyd (left) receives winner's cheque from John Leslie (right) [detail]
Image supplied by Gippsland Times
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| Second Prize
ALAN JONES Painting 92 Image
The judges admired the manic energy in this work, noting that it also had qualities that were disturbing and unnerving. Each judge agreed that they could engage with the work over a long period, and not get tired of it, feeling that it could tell you something different each day. One judge singled out qualities that were reminiscent of Albert Tucker’s and Fred Williams’ paintings, while also commenting on the forms, which were suggestive of a human figure. Another judge noted that ‘it’s a disturbing painting that is unsettling in every way’. The judges admired the physical construction of the work, and found the seams and joins very appealing.
Image: Alan JONES Painting 92 [detail], 2012 Acrylic on canvas, 122 x 90cm
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| Third Prize
GRANT NIMMO Eat Your Skull Image
The judges praised the paintwork, and felt it was a gutsy and honest painting. They felt it was a sincere work – without being earnest – and was also fun to look at. The judges agreed that the work pushed the boundaries of painting, in the way it includes elements that are traditional, but as a whole it is off centre. The judges also admired its vigour, and restrained exuberance, with one judge noting that it was ‘weirdly wonderful’.
Image: Grant NIMMO Eat Your Skull [detail], 2012, Oil on canvas, 140 x 140cm
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| Best Gippsland Work
HEIDI YARDLEY Broken Tree - Mallacoota Inlet Image
The judges admired the technique and restraint in this painting, also noting the strong sense of depth and finish. They felt the work had a powerful tension, and that it was exquisitely produced.
Image: Heidi YARDLEY, Broken Tree - Mallacoota Inlet [detail], 2011, Oil on board, 25 x 30cm
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