The Kilgour Prize is an annual major non acquisitive art award administered by the Newcastle Art Gallery, in Australia. Established in 1987 through a bequest from artist Jack Noel Kilgour (1900–1987), an Australian landscape and portrait painter.
Judged by a panel of three judges, the competition focuses on figurative and portrait painting, and stipulates that entries use painting media including oil, acrylic, watercolour and/or mixed media. is awarded to the most outstanding work and a People's Choice Award is worth and is determined by public votes. The first competition was held in 2006.
In 2021, just under 500 works were received by the Newcastle Art Gallery from Australian artists for entry into the competition.
Winners of Most Outstanding Work
2006 – Nicholas Harding with Beach Life 2008 – Dallas Bray with Burning Bush 2010 – Dallas Bray with Going to town 2014 – Alan Jones with Robert Forrester #2 2015 – Janelle Thomas with Helen Ross, 94 with Kirsty 2016 – Peter Gardiner with Origin 2017 – Cameron Stead with Between you and me 2018 – Natasha Walsh with Within the Studio (self–portrait) 2019 – Blak Douglas with Queen of her own stage (Ms Ursula Yovich) 2020 – Michael Bell with Starting The after party (Two self-portraits) 2021 – Lori Pensini with Family
References
External links
Newcastle Art Gallery page, Kilgour Prize.