City of Belmont 2021 Art Award Winners Announced

Perth artist Matthew Wright has won the City of Belmont Art Awards $10,000 Overall Award (acquisitive) sponsored by Perth Airport.

Wright’s artwork – Remain in Light – captured the attention of the Award judges Dr Bruce Slatter and Sharyn Egan, who described it as a “sophisticated and layered image that cleverly uses paint and mark making to express the joy of ordinariness of suburban existence”.

Other Award Recipients were:

• Sponsored by Belmont Forum, the winner of the Youth Award (11 to 17 years) receiving a $500 voucher was Surya Hanaf for their artwork - Portrait of a man with closed eyes.
• Sponsored by Belmont Forum, the winner of the Emerging Artist Award (18 to 25 years) receiving $500 was Sophie Nixon for her artwork - Pattern Making, Making Patterns.
• Sponsored by CraigCare, the winner of the City of Belmont Resident Award receiving $500 was Kate Webb for her artwork - It’s softer as I start to sink.
• Sponsored by the City of Belmont, the Popular Choice Award receiving $500 was Debbie Banks for her artwork - Out of the Shadows.
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Photos of the City of Belmont Art Awards 2021 Winners

Awards Information

The Art Awards are an opportunity for Western Australian based artists to showcase their art as part of a free public exhibition. More than 300 entries were received in the 2021 City of Belmont Art Awards.
 

For more information please contact the City's Placemaking Team on 9477 7409 or placemaking@belmont.wa.gov.au

The City of Belmont Art Awards are proudly brought to you by the City of Belmont and sponsored by Perth Airport, Belmont Forum and Community News.