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| The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize 2009 |
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Matilda Michell from Sydney has won the overall prize of $50,000 in the Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize.
Her work was one of the 101 finalists selected from the 837 entries received this year.
Twelve others from around Australia received prizes in each of the categories - paintings, works on paper, sculptures and objects and the inaugural Waterhouse Youth Art Prize.
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| 2009 Waterhouse winner Matilda Michell with her winning work 'Fish' |
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Entrants from 12 countries submitted works of natural history art under the categories of paintings, works on paper, and sculpture and objects.
The competition is the most prestigious of its kind in Australia with an overall prize of $50,000 and a total prize pool of $114,500. The competition celebrates the natural world and encourages excellence in natural history art.
Judges this year included Barry Pearce, Head Curator of Australian Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales; Gary Shead highly respected artist who has won both the Archibald and Dobell prizes; Zoe D’Arcy, Director of Public Programs at the National Archives of Australia and Dr Suzanne Miller, Director of the South Australian Museum.
Click on the link below to see all the finalists in this year's Waterhouse Art Prize. |
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| Click here for information about the Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize |
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Finalists’ artworks will be on display at the South Australian Museum from 18 July to 6 September 2009.
Winning and highly commended artworks will be on display at the National Archives of Australia, Canberra from 24 September to 15 November 2009. |
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| Waterhouse Art Prize Events |
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Congratulations to Mackenzie Barratt, 6, from Mount Barker who was randomly selected as a prize winner in the Kid's Choice Award. Voting was open to children under 12 years during Open for Science at the South Australian Museum.
Mackenzie has won a selection of prizes from our sponsors.
The Kid's Choice Award is supported by Eckersley's Art and Craft and Haigh's Chocolates. |
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| Waterhouse 2008 Category C winner Survival Down to the Wire by Paul Ballantine |
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