The Cleveland National Art Awards

Dunedin Railway Station, First Floor. Ends 26th April.

Open daily:
Sunday to Friday from 10am – 4pm
Saturdays from 9.30am–3.30pm

ABOUT

The Cleveland National Art Awards, a prestigious biennial exhibition, is now in its fifth edition. With an impressive prize pool of $18,000, it celebrates New Zealand’s vibrant artistic diversity and stands as one of the country’s leading art exhibitions.

This year’s exhibition features 220 works, carefully selected from over 550 entries by esteemed judges jim and Marcella Geddes.

All award-winning works are annotated in the exhibition, with the judges’ comments included.

One final award remains – the People’s Choice Award. We invite you to cast your vote for your favourite work.

Stay connected with us on Facebook at Otago Art Society – OAS, where we will announce the People’s Choice Award winner at the close of the exhibition.

All works are available for purchase. Sold works are marked with a red dot next to their number. For more details about the exhibition and the works on display, please refer to the catalogue.

Sponsors

These Awards have been made possible through the generous sponsorship of principal sponsor: The Cleveland Charitable Foundation and category sponsors: Winsor & Newton, Liquitex, Highgate Partners, the Naylor Family, Alex Campbell’s Menswear, and Moray Gallery. Special thanks to supporters the Thomas Gregg Apartments and Fresh Choice Roslyn.

Exhibition catalogue

Exhibition catalogue PDF (images not included)

AWARD WINNERS

Supreme Award

$10,000, sponsored by The Cleveland Charitable Foundation

Dean Raybould
gHosttrunk (Acrylic/Resin)

Category 1: Painting/2D Media

Sponsored by Winsor & Newton

Excellence Award $1000: Dean Raybould
gHosttrunk (Acrylic/Resin)

Merit Award $500: Edwards + Johann
Geomorphic Act – Diptych (Ink and Watercolour)

Category 2: Printmaking/Photography/Digital Graphics

Sponsored by Highgate Partners

Excellence Award $1000: Mark Graver
Broad Bay 1 (Etching/Collagraph/Carborundum)

Merit Award $500: Peter McLaren
Scorched Earth (H/C Monotype)

Category 3: 3D Media/Sculpture/Jewellery

Sponsored by The Naylor Family

Excellence Award $1000: Innocenza Toritto
Odd Boxed Memories (Clay with Photographs)

Merit Award $500: Jerry Howlett
Earthform VI – Learning to Reworld on a Damaged Planet (Mixed Media)

Category 4: Textile/Embroidery/Stitch

Sponsored by Alex Campbells Menswear

Excellence Award $1000: Samantha Sutherland
Secret Beach Te Puru (Textile)

Merit Award $500: Ruth Tansley
Moonlight Tops – Paparoa Range (Tapestry Weaving)

Young Artist Award

Sponsored by Liquitex New Zealand

Young Artist $1000: Joel Potter
The After Image / Ghost (Photography)

From left to right: Ruth Tansley, Dean Raybould, Jerry Howlett, Ina Johann, Victoria Edwards, Peter McLaren  (Joel Potter, Samantha Sutherland and Mark Graver were unable to attend the awards night)