The Boathouse Gallery for Fine Art

NEWS

Brialyn Boathouse Gallery acknowledges the many awards which have been deservedly given to the works of the artists who exhibit with us.

It is always pleasing to acknowledge that since we have taken on the gallery the following artists have been celebrated: -

Di King

The Mortimore Art Prize is all about celebrating realism in art. In it's sixth year, the art prize has grown to become an international event this year, boosting an entry from New Zealand. This year's judges, Paul Delprat from the Julian Ashton Art School and Peter Smeeth, Winner 2010 Mortimore Art Prize spent two days deliberating over the finalists. The winners were announced on the weekend (24th September 2011) at the opening of the exhibition. Di King (pictured here) from Healesville won the Best in Show with her landscape, 'Rocky Escarpment'.

If you missed it on the weekend, the works are on display at St Brigids Church in Dubbo daily, 10am-4pm, until the 16th of October.

Jan Stapleton

Jan Stapleton holds the solid bronze statuette (also pictured) award for best painting in show Grenfell 2011 - Henry Lawson Festival 2011.

Grace Paleg has won the prestigious award of Best in Show at the annual Exhibition of the Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia with her painting of ‘Fall on the Floor’
This painting will be on show shortly in our galler















Janet Matthews won the Highly Commended at the Mortimore Prize this year. The work is called "Expecting company" - Bower birds.

Janet also won the Best Black and White Award at Sherbrooke Art Society recently.y