{"id":7514,"date":"2020-07-31T11:02:09","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T11:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=7514"},"modified":"2020-07-31T11:02:09","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T11:02:09","slug":"michael-bell-wins-kilgour-prize-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/07\/31\/michael-bell-wins-kilgour-prize-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Bell wins KILGOUR PRIZE 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Local Mambo artist and art teacher Michael Bell has won the prestigious KILGOUR PRIZE 2020 with a whimsical double self-portrait.
\nCouncillor Carol Duncan announced Michael Bell as the winner of the $50,000 art prize via a livestreamed announcement at Newcastle Art Gallery today.
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\nChosen from more than 350 entries and 30 finalists from across Australia, Bell\u2019s painting\u00a0Starting The after party (Two self-portraits)<\/em>\u00a02020, depicts the artist standing in front of another self-portrait\u00a0The after party,<\/em>\u00a0which was a finalist in the KILGOUR PRIZE 2019.
\nThe KILGOUR PRIZE 2020 was judged by Newcastle Art Gallery Director Lauretta Morton and invited judges Rachel Arndt – Gallery Programs and Touring Exhibitions Manager, Museums and Galleries of NSW, and Stephen Gilchrist – Curator and Lecturer Art History, The University of Sydney.
\nThe judges were impressed by the composition of the winning painting and details of the studio throughout \u2013 the bottle of linseed oil, the motivational quotes stuck up on the wall, the tip of the dog\u2019s nose on the canvas to the right – a nod to some of the artist\u2019s most well-known dog beach works.
\n\u201cThe City of Newcastle is honoured to be the home of the KILGOUR PRIZE, which has firmly established itself as one of Australia\u2019s major art prizes,\u201d Newcastle Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said.
\n\u201cThis is highlighted by the immense quality of the works and artists who have entered this year. I congratulate Michael Bell on joining the list of accomplished artists to have taken out the KILGOUR PRIZE.\u201d
\nNewcastle Art Gallery Director Lauretta Morton said it was a wonderful acknowledgement of a much-loved and highly respected local artist.
\n\u201cMichael Bell\u2019s career spans over 30 years. A teacher at the Newcastle Art School, Bell has been included as a finalist in exhibitions such as The Archibald Prize, The Sulman Prize and the KILGOUR PRIZE. Bell has also designed for iconic Australian brands such as Triple J and surf label Mambo Australia,\u201d Ms Morton said.
\nThe KILGOUR PRIZE is administered by Newcastle Art Gallery and funded via a bequest from Australian artist Jack Noel Kilgour, administered by The Trust Company, Part of Perpetual.
\nThe KILGOUR PRIZE 2020 exhibition showcases the 30 finalists and is on display at Newcastle Art Gallery from 1 August to 15 November 2020.
\nPeople’s Choice Award<\/strong>
\nIn addition to the overall prize, the KILGOUR PRIZE 2020 competition includes a People\u2019s Choice Award of $5,000. Visitors to the exhibition can vote for the People\u2019s Choice Award until 5pm Wednesday 21 October 2020. The winner will be announced Monday 26 October 2020.
\nKILGOUR PRIZE 2020 finalists:<\/strong>
\nElizabeth Austin, Michael Bell, Andrew Bennett, Daniel Butterworth, Lileana Colarelli, Tony Costa, Greg Creek, Dagmar Cyrulla, Tracy Dods, Esther Erlich, Peter Gardiner, Craig Handley, Jacqueline Hennessy, Corinna Howell, Brittany Jones, Erik Krebs-Schade, Bronni Krieger, Kenneth Lambert, Kerry Mcinnis, Joshua Mcpherson, Anh Nguyen, Lori Pensini, Jordan Richardson, Melissa Ritchie, Ben Ryan, Lynn Savery, Wendy Sharpe, An Sheng, Oliver Shepherd, Kylie Melinda Smith<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Local Mambo artist and art teacher Michael Bell has won the prestigious KILGOUR PRIZE 2020 with a whimsical double self-portrait. Councillor Carol Duncan announced Michael Bell as the winner of the $50,000 art prize via a livestreamed announcement at Newcastle Art Gallery today. Chosen from more than 350 entries and 30 finalists from across Australia, … Continue reading “Michael Bell wins KILGOUR PRIZE 2020”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7514\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}