National Archives of Australia
Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize 2009
Thirty-three of the prize-winning and highly commended artworks from Australia’s richest natural history art competition can be seen at the National Archives in Canberra.
On display are paintings, works on paper, sculpture and objects that reflect and celebrate the beauty and fragility of the natural world.
The judges were Head Curator of Australian Art at the Art Gallery of NSW Barry Pearce, well-known artist Garry Shead, Director of the South Australian Museum Dr Suzanne Miller and Director of Public Programs at the National Archives Zoe D’Arcy.
National Archives of AustraliaQueen Victoria Terrace
Parkes ACT 2600
24 September to 15 November
Overall winner | 'Fish' by Matilda Michell (NSW) – Oil on canvas and board
Category A: Paintings | First prize – 'Banksias' by Stephen Trebilcock (SA) – Oil on canvas
Category A: Paintings | Highly commended – 'Beetles III' by Sylvia Griffin (NSW) – Oil on canvas
Category A: Paintings | Highly commended – 'The Pods of the Harpullia Pendula' by Lindy Sale (Qld) – Oil on linen
Category B: Works on paper | Third prize – 'The Natural Selection Process' by James Deans (detail) – Acrylic on paper
Category C: Sculpture & objects | Third prize – 'Box Jellyfish' by Aly De Groot (NT) – Hand-woven monofilament
Category C: Sculpture & objects | Highly commended – 'Fallen Leaves Tread Gently' by Eugenia Neave (SA) – Leather
Category C: Sculpture & objects | Highly commended – 'Fertile Ground: Fragile Ground' by Nikki Main (ACT) – Glass
Youth Art Prize | First prize – 'Fescue' by Danielle Rickaby (SA) – Glass
