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EAA14: Estuary Art and Ecology Prize 2020

July 4, 2020 2:30 pm - August 30, 2020 4:00 pm Malcolm Smith Gallery

Image: Kate van der Drift, Diptych First Quarter Moon to Full Moon, May, 2020
1st Place EAA14

Judge’s Tour 18th July, 2020

The only contemporary art prize in Aotearoa New Zealand with ecology at its core. Artists were invited to research and respond to the Tāmaki Estuary, to underscore the ecological value of this vital waterway and encourage action against its pollution.

Our judge this year, Monique Jansen, is an Auckland based artist and Head of Visual Arts at the Auckland University of Technology. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, and her work is held in many public and private collections. She was the winner of the inaugural Aotearoa/New Zealand National Parkin Drawing Prize in 2013. Monique is a committed environmentalist and organic gardener; working on transforming her home and community into a model of resilience, sustainable living, and active citizenship.

Thank you to all who have entered!
Below are the 25 finalists for this year’s Estuary Art and Ecology Prize:

Kiri Abraham
Amber Adams
Rick Allender
Cristina Beth
Lee Brogan
Anthony Clarke
Sarah Davis
Alan Fletcher
Wesley John Fourie
Bobbie Gray
Anna Hayes
Janna Isbey
Maggy Johnston
Janet Mazenier
Barnaby McBryde
Neal Palmer
Pass the Blue Collaborative
Ramon Robertson
Studio Reset
Summer Shimizu
Jenny Tomlin
Wayne Trow
Suzette van Dorsser
Kate van der Drift
Clovis Viscoe

Winners

First Place: Kate van der Drift
Second Place: Wesley John Fourie
Merit: Alan Fletcher
Merit: Pass the Blue Collaborative

Exhibition of Finalists
4 July to 30 August 2020

Judge’s Tour
Saturday 18 July 2020, 2:30PM