Hazelhurst Art On Paper Award 2021

22 January 2022 to 27 March 2022

A large graphite drawing that includes references to landscapes, popular culture, ancient manuscripts and the graphic arts.

_{Image: Martin King, strangerlands II 2021, graphite, watercolour, gouache, gold foil on drafting film and paper. Winner of the Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award 2021. Image courtesy the artist.}

Since 2001 The Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award has been a significant national biennial exhibition that aims to elevate the status of works on paper while supporting and promoting artists working with this medium.

The Awards include the Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award of $15,000; the Young and Early Career Art Award of $5,000; the Local Artist Award of $5,000 (sponsored by the Friends of Hazelhurst); the Preparator’s Residency Award and the $1,000 People’s Choice Award.

This year Hazelhurst received entries from over 700 artists from throughout Australia.

HAZELHURST ART ON PAPER AWARD 2021 RECIPIENTS

Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award
Martin King
strangerlands II, 2021, graphite, watercolour, gouache, gold foil on drafting film and paper

Young and Early Career Artist Award
Rachel Farag
Trick of the Light [Skinned Jesus], 2021, pencil, gouache, gold oil pastel and gold pen on paper

Friends of Hazelhurst Local Artist Award
Stephanie Monteith
Night Drawing, 2021, graphite on paper

Hazelhurst Preparators’ Residency Award
Kurt Sorenson
All things must have an end #1, 2020, C-Type colour photograph.

Highly Commended
David Eastwood
Prop, 2021, charcoal on paper.