Redland Art Awards 2024 winners announced

Redland City Council and Redland Art Gallery (RAG) are thrilled to announce the winners of the Redland Art Awards for 2024.

First prize ($20,000): Mirra Whale, Seafood Still Life for Margaret, 2023, Oil, NSW (Note: this artwork will be acquired for the Redland Art Gallery Collection)Second prize ($6000): Joanne Currie Nalingu, I dropped a stone in our river, 2024, Acrylic, QldThird prize ($3000): Pat Hoffie, Balancing Rocks, 2023-24, Oil, QldRAMP Member’s choice award ($500): Penelope Oates, Mist Settling, 2024, Mixed Media: Acrylic, ink and heated soldering iron, NSW

Highly Commended mentions to: Ashlee Becks, Junk, 2024, Oil, Qld; Kathryn Blumke, Wellington Point Quilt 6, 2024, Watercolour, Qld; Julie Cane, 1920s A Cup of Tea and a Chat, 2024, Oil, Qld; Karla Marchesi, Plato’s Cave, 2023, Oil, Qld; Rosella Namok, Young gals yarnin’ into the night II, 2024, Acrylic, Qld; Ann Thomson, Land Sea Series, 2023, Acrylic, NSW.

Redland Art Awards 2024 received more than 400 entries from across Australia, from which 55 finalists were selected. The biennial awards are a unique platform that celebrate the diversity and depth of contemporary painting in Australia.

The winners and all finalists will have their work exhibited at (RAG) Cleveland from Sunday 8 December 2024 to Tuesday 28 January 2025.

Voting for the Meredith Foxton People’s Choice Award ($1000) will be open to the public throughout the exhibition.

The winner will be announced on 28 January by committee members of the Redland Yurara Art Society who have generously sponsored this award.

For more information, visit REDLAND ART AWARDS | Redland Art Gallery