Winner of the 2019 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize The artist what has won the 2019 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize for his painting of Robert Forster from The Go-Betweens. The Doug Moran National Portrait Prize is Australia’s richest art prize, with the winner receiving $150,000. what, Robert Forster, oil, 204 x 102 cm Robert […]

FINALISTS OF THE 2019 DOUG MORAN NATIONAL PORTRAIT PRIZE  Portraits of Barry Otto, Bob Hawke, Matt Nable, Noah Taylor and Sigrid Thornton are amongst the finalists.  We are delighted to reveal the finalists of the 2019 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Australia’s richest art prize. A portrait of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke, actors Sigrid […]

SEMI-­FINALISTS OF THE 2019 DOUG MORAN NATIONAL PORTRAIT PRIZE We are delighted to announced 139 semi-finalists for the 2019 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize (DMNPP).  Portraits of Australians from all walks of life are featured amongst the semi-finalists including one of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke. Other well-known sitters include Nova Peris, Noah Taylor, Annabel […]

  First Prize: $150,000 Total prize money: $180,000 Entries close Monday 2 September 2019 The Moran Arts Foundation is calling for entries for the 2019 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Australia’s richest art prize. Now in its 31st year, the prize invites entries of original works from Australian artists, capturing Australians from all walks of […]

WINNER OF THE 2019 MORAN CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHIC PRIZE  Tamara Dean has won the 2019 Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize (MCPP) for her stunning underwater photograph Endangered. The MCPP is one of Australia’s richest photography prizes and Tamara was presented with $50,000 at an event at Juniper Hall in Paddington, Sydney on Tuesday evening. Image: Tamara Dean, Endangered Tamara’s photograph […]

2019 Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize Exhibition Opening This year’s MCPP Exhibition will open to the public this coming Saturday (4th May) and runs until Sunday 2 June. To mark the opening of this year’s exhibition MCPP judges Cheryl Newman and Stephen Dupont, will host a special walk through at the MCPP’s home Juniper Hall. This will […]

FINALISTS OF THE 2019 MORAN CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHIC PRIZE –  PHOTOS OF THE DARLING RIVER AND THE IMPACT OF THE DROUGHT ARE AMONGST THE FINALISTS Image Credit: Matthew Abbott, Dust and sweat, 2019 finalist The Moran Arts Foundation has revealed the 30 photographs that make up the finalists of the 2019 Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize (MCPP). […]

SEMI-­FINALISTS OF THE 2019 MORAN CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHIC PRIZE REVEALED The Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize (MCPP) is one of Australia’s most coveted photography prizes and we are pleased to announced the semi-­finalists of this year’s competition. Close to 3000 photographs were submitted for consideration and the judges have narrowed this down to 230 semi-­finalists. The Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize has […]