Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award
Medium / category: Painting
Requirements: The Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award (SHNPA) will be awarded to the Best Portrait being a realistic depiction of a particular living person, with the subject known to the artist and aware of the artist’s intention. Finalists may be asked to supply sitter contact details for marketing purposes. Eligible artworks must have been completed since 26 May 2023. Artists can enter artworks completed within the last 12 months and must not have been exhibited before at SECCA.
Eligibility: Open to all Australian artists over the age of 18. Artists must be a permanent resident of Australia at time of entry.
Associated institutions: South East Centre for Contemporary Art / Bega
Exhibition dates: Saturday 30 November 2024 to Saturday 15 February 2025
One of Australia’s most loved and richest awards for realistic portraiture, the biennial Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award celebrates portraiture in memory of the dedicated arts patron and supporter, Shirley Hannan.
The $50,000 biennial award is non-acquisitive and attracts hundreds of entries from many of Australia’s most respected artists.
A prerequisite for the award was made that those works selected to hang depict their subjects accurately without abstraction and demonstrate a sound skill and knowledge of drawing and painting technique.
Awards
$50,000 award (non-acquisitive)
Previous Winners and Judges
2020
Judge – Karen Quinlan AM, Director, National Portrait Gallery
Winner – Cameron Richards, ‘Miss Priya Premkumar’
2018
Judge – Dr Andrew Frost, Guardian Australia art critic, lecturer and broadcaster
Winner – Marcus Callum, ‘Meg’
2016
Judge – Dr Christopher Chapman, Senior Curator at the National Portrait Gallery
Winner – Sally Robinson, ‘Portrait of Ella Rubeli’
2014
Judge – Sarah Engledow, Senior Curator and Historian, National Portrait Gallery
Winner – Shaun Gladwell, ‘Portrait of Meyne Wyatt/Black Digger’
2012
Judge – Michael Desmond, Deputy Director, National Portrait Gallery
Winner – Neil Moore, ‘Portrait of Claudio’
2010
Judge – John McDonald, Author and Art Critic, Sydney Morning Herald
Winner – Mathew Lynn, ‘Pierre Ryckmans’
2008
Judge – Paul Ashton Delprat, Principal, Julian Ashton Art School
Winner – Andrew Forsythe, ‘Amelda’
2006
Judge – Nafisa Naomi, Portrait Artist
Winner – Raelene Sharp, ‘A Woman’s Lot’
2005
Judge – Barbara August, Artist
Winner – Evert Ploeg, ‘Mariella Everett’
2004
Judge – Nafisa Naomi, Portrait Artist
Winner – Susan Cesarini, ‘Senator Kerry Nettle – Something to Say’
2003
Judge – Paul Newton, Portrait Artist
Winner – Robert Hannaford, ‘Gil Jones’
2002
Judge – Paul Ashton Delprat, Principal, Julian Ashton Art School
Winner – Fu Hong, ‘Portrait of Daisy with Vase’
For Artists
What you need to know
Before completing this form please make payment here. Entry fee is $55 (inclusive of GST) per entry. Entry fee is non-refundable and covers administration and handling. Any entry not accompanied by payment of entry fee will be ineligible.
Please visit our Terms and Conditions page for the full Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award 2024 entry requirements and important dates.
If you have any questions about your entry please contact us using secca@begavalley.nsw.gov.au
Dates for your diary
– Eligible artworks must have been completed since 26 May 2023.
– Entries close at midnight on Monday 30 September 2024.
– Artists will be advised of preselection for exhibition by close of business Monday 21 October 2024 via email.
– The winner will be announced at the opening event on Friday 29 November 2024 at SECCA (Zingel Place, Bega) and online.
– Public exhibition dates: Saturday 30 November 2024 to Saturday 15 February 2025.
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