Finalists announced for City's 2016 Emerging Artist Award

Seventy-three finalists have been selected for the 2016 Emerging Artist Award by a distinguished judging panel comprised of artist and curator, Jana Braddock; artist and artistic director/general manager at PS Art Space Fremantle, Tom Mὑller; Head of School, School of Design and Art, Curtin University Professor David Hawkins.

Sculpture, video, photography, acrylic and mixed media all featured in this year’s showcase which is the most diverse in the Award’s fourteen year history.

The winners of the Award will be announced at the exhibition launch and awards presentation night on Thursday 20 October at the South Perth Community Hall. The launch is invitation only, with the exhibition open to the public from Friday 21 October to Saturday 29 October 2016.

List of finalists and works
Bonnie Boogaard
Carla Adams
Peng Liu
Ben Crappsley
Kellie Orr
Marek Toczylowski
Dan Gladden
Magdalena Knight
Daniel Lee
Veronica Moore
Nicky Shelton
Alicia Gorey
Robyn Rochat
Clinton Price
Michelle Campbell
Myra Mitchell
Raeminn Taylor
Natalia Kaighin
Beverley Iles
Melissa Lui Yuen
Bec Inwood
Liliana Stafford
Annemieke Mulders
Chris Goldberg
Angela Verhagen
Judith Pearson
Jillian Kurz
Kelwin Wong
Dave Barrett
Karina Buckingham
Kate Floyd
Robert Kettels
Madeleine Birrell
Jane Zandi
Helen Robins
Chris Hillstead
Belinda Birchall
Sue Howard
Carol (Scott) Richards
Jess Will
P. James Bryans
Bradley Kay
Rachel Doller
Mingzhu Nie
Maree Laffan
Luke Morgan
Marina van Leeuwen
Robi Szalay
Robert Scalpello
Kristen Brownfield
Adam Ismail
Melanie Breese
Glynda Ward
Shalu Varma
Jessikah Niesten
Rachelle Dusting
Elizabeth Bills
Tom Ansell
Gabby Loo
Alia Kamiya
Kelly Tysoe
Chaz Howkins
Kirsty Mouttet
Takeo Kameoka
Shafale Rishi
Benjamin Bannan
Jessica Whiteman
Carly Lynch
Maggie Ziatas
Ali Watson
Jack Caddy
Tessa Beale
Isabella San Martin
 
2016 Emerging Artist Award exhibition
Free entry
Friday 21 October to Saturday 29 October 2015
9am - 4pm Monday - Friday
10am - 3pm Saturday
South Perth Community Hall
Cnr Sandgate St & South Terrace, South Perth