Waverley Art Prize
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The Waverley Art Prize was established in 1985 by Waverley Woollahra Arts Centre and Waverley Council and it has been held annually ever since. The competition is open to artists from all over Australia. Prizes are awarded fro works in various media by a judging panel of three art professionals.
Winners of 2007 Prize
- Open Prize: Catherine Bailey Sunday and Laraine Deer Night (joint winners)
- Oil Prize: Dennis KucharDennis KucharDennis Lawrence Kuchar is a cardiologist based in Sydney, Australia. He was one of the first cardiologists to perform research on the signal averaged ECG. This groundbreaking research laid the groundwork for the current paradigm of ECG use for prediction of sudden death.-History:Kuchar grew up in...
Kazakh Iceberg - Acrylic Prize: Cheryl Richardson The Pathway
- Drawing Prize: Nana Ohnesorge The Queen II
- Works on Paper: Lesley Turnbull Centennial Park
- Printmaking Prize: Alannah Dreise The Spice Woman
- Mixed Media Prize: Liz Shreeve Warm Light
Winners of 2008 Prize
- Open Prize: Kathleen Matterson Afrikan Bride
- Oil Prize: Juliet Holmes a Court Artist in Search of a Landscape
- Acrylic Prize: Roman Gryg Parisian Cabaret
- Drawing Prize: Camilla Connolly Lorax Drawing No 1
- Works on Paper: Lisa Woolfe Landscape after Virtue
- Printmaking Prize: Mark RowdenMark RowdenMark Rowden was born in Margate, England in 1979. He left school to study full time at a local art college. Finishing this course after a year he then moved to Sydney, Australia, in the late-1990s...
Waiting for Coffee - Mixed Media Prize: Kim Fasher She Comes from Somewhere'
- Mayor's Prize: Michal Landau Discovery Channel