The Kedumba Drawing Award
The Kedumba Drawing Award is the premier event for drawing in Australia, now in its nineteenth year.
Schools are invited to visit the gallery where workshops are available by booking two months in advance. Guided tours with the Director also can be arranged. Please contact the Director Jeffrey Plummer on 0417 234391 or 4757 2371
The 2008 Award
The 2008 judge Jenny Sages announced the results of the nineteenth Kedumba Drawing Award on Saturday, October 25. Jenny during her speech said all the participating artists were winners but she had to select only what finances would allow. Her selections were:
Lewis Miller
"Allan Mitelman wearing a beret"
Richard Maurovic
"Ewes"
Di Fenwick
"On the dream weave"
Katherine Hattam
"Rodchenko's teapot, Rosella Tomato Sauce & Diet Coke"
Peter Boggs
"Narrow View" (Laneway Series)
The Kedumba Trustees selected:
Joe Frost
"Fifteen sketchbook drawings"
The 2007 Award
The 2007 judge Cherry Hood announced the results of the nineteenth Kedumba Drawing Award on Saturday, October 27. Cherry said it was not an easy task but her final decision in order was:
Anna Hoyle "Evangelical Goat Spruiks the Spartan Sports Power Tower"
Michael Zavros "Debaser / Dries Van Noten"
Tom Spence "Night Life II"
Selection by the Artist Trustees and Director:
George Gittoes "The blindfolded leading the blindfolded II".
Chris O'Doherty aka Reg Mombassa
Anonymous donor:
Peter Sharp "Windy Webs"
Chris O'Doherty aka Reg Mombassa "Kengerewe with McCahonno Set"
Read the speech by Cherry Hood, judge of the Kedumba Drawing Award 2007.
Read the speech by Justice Roddy Meagher AO, Guest of Honour at the Kedumba Drawing Award 2007.
The 2007 catalogue is now available online as a PDF file.
This year's award will be open to the public until December 2. Hours are 11am to 4pm daily.
The Kedumba Drawing Award was first presented in 1990, and is now considered the premier event for drawing in Australia.
It is a $20,000 acquisitive award for 24 invited artists.
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The 2006 Award
The judge Janet Laurence announced the results of the seventeenth Kedumba Drawing Award on Saturday, October 28. Janet declared that it was a difficult decision as there were many works that would enhance the Kedumba Collection. Her final decision was as follows:
"Head self-portrait" by John Beard
"Meryl Tankard in Wuppertal" by Jenny Sages
"Unwish" by Jon Plapp
The Trustees selected and purchased another two drawings for the Collection:
"Glyphographic" by GW Bot
"Red XB" by Ben Quilty
The 2006 Kedumba Drawing Award will open daily to the public from October 29 to December 3 in the Kedumba Gallery. Hours are 11am to 4pm.
The 2005 Award
Selections by the judge, Nicholas Harding, were Ann Thomson's "Continuum", Lisa Roet's "Pri-mate Hand" and Peter Kingston's "Denton's Day".
The Director selected Tom Carment's "Stephen Muecke at work" with funds generously donated from Bygone Beautys, Leura.
A work by Kerry Johns, "Night Shore" was also selected for the Collection with Trustee approval.
Read the speech by Nicholas Harding, judge of the Kedumba Drawing Award 2005.
The 2004 Award
The 2004 Judge Joe Furlonger selected drawings by Lucy Culliton, Madeleine Winch, Dzidra Mitchell and Peter Boggs and these works have become part of the Kedumba Collection.
Two other works by Geoff Wilson and Elisabeth Cummings were also acquired by the Trustees.