Past Prizes
2022
Winner
Family in Yalpirakinu
Adrian Jangala Robertson
MEDIUM
Painting
Artist Statement
Adrian Jangala Robertson joined the Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists in 2002. He is a painter who predominantly uses a restricted palette. He is a deliberate and thoughtful painter; reworking, pushing, and pulling the artwork to completion. His work consistently refers to his family and the desert mountains, ridges and trees which are part of his mother, Eunice Napangardi’s country, Yalpirakinu.
Adrian continues to push his art, experimenting with new mediums and techniques. Adrian captures his country and family members through brushwork that is loaded with energy, drama, and memories.
People's Choice
Asymmetrical Multipolarity Sunset
Glen Clarke
Highly Commended
Finalists
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| Marisa Avano | Vipoo Srivilasa |
Peta West |
| Jenna Lee | Jake Moss |
Melanie Sinclair |
| Matthew Clarke | ||
| Erica Seccombe | ||
| Naomi Hobson | ||
| Cleo Wilkinson |
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| Lee Harrop |
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| Katie Bradley |
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| Aaron Pei Pie |
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| Fiona Foley (Winner) |
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| Linda Fardoe |
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| Rachel Farag |
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| Rhonda Pryor |
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| Christine Ng | ||
| Fiona Johnson |
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| Melanie Cobham |
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| Rob Brown |
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| Henry Smith |
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| Anna Weston |
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| Ingrid Morley |
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| John Derrick |
Judge
Lara Merrington
Lara has over ten years’ experience working in the visual arts across diverse sectors such as non-for-profit, local council, University and independently run museums and galleries. She holds particular interest in contemporary art, design, ceramics and photography. Lara also has extensive experience collaborating with arts festivals, exhibitions and projects around Australia and internationally including curatorial residencies in Peru, Argentina and Colombia and Berlin.
In 2019 she was selected as an Exhibitions Team Leader at the Australia Pavilion for the 58th Venice Biennale. In the same year she received the Cross Family fellowship for overseas professional development, administered by the Australia Council for the Arts. Currently she is Curator at Snøhetta, Australasia. Previously she has held positions such as Curator at SAM; Shepparton Art Museum (VIC), Assistant Curator at JamFactory: Art, Craft + Design (SA), and Manager and Curator at SAVVY Contemporary; Berlin.
Lara holds a Graduate Certificate in Art History and Curatorial Studies from the University of Adelaide (2018), a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Hons.) specialising in Photography from the University of South Australia (2008), an Associate degree in Languages and Cultural studies from University of South Australia, and a certificate of Exhibition Design from NODE centre for curatorial studies, Berlin (2017).