The Percivals 2018
Exhibition dates: 27 April to 15 July 2018
In 2018,Townsville City Galleries received more than 370 entries for the painting and photographic prizes, offering us snapshots from all walks of live. Every portrait tells a different story – whether it's about the personal triumph of our everyday heroes, or a rare glimpse at that makes our idols tick.
Image: The Percivals 2018 Catalogue. Left: Anne-Marie Zanetti, The Taste of a Memory [detail] 2018, oil on canvas, 76 x 60 cm. Right: Matthew Gianoulis, Galaxy of Stars [detail] 2018, digital archival print, 178.5 x 127.5 cm
Exhibition Materials
Winners
The winners of The Percivals 2018 were:
- Percival Portrait Painting Prize (Acquisitive): Jenny Rodgerson Balancing in the big red coat 2017
- Percival Photographic Portrait Prize (Acquisitive): Kellie Leczinska Mbathio, Marrickville 2017
- Percivals People’s Choice Award – Painting: Laurie Smoker The Farmer, the earth and the sky. Portrait of Russell Meaton 2017
- Percivals People’s Choice Award – Photography: Matthew Gianoulis Galaxy of Stars 2018
- Percival Animal Portrait Prize: Elissa Sampson Unconditional 2016
Jenny Rodgerson Balancing in the big red coat 2017, oil on linen, 180 x 150 cm. Acquired into the City of Townsville Art Collection. Winner of the Percival Portrait Painting Prize in The Percivals 2018.
Kellie Leczinska Mbathio, Marrickville 2017, inkjet print on archival rag platine, 125 x 93 cm. Acquired into the City of Townsville Art Collection. Winner of the Percival Photographic Portrait Prize in The Percivals 2018.
Laurie Smoker The Farmer, the earth and the sky. Portrait of Russell Meaton 2017, acrylic paint and watercolour pencil,180 x 135 cm. Winner of the Percivals People’s Choice Award – Painting in The Percivals 2018.
Matthew Gianoulis Galaxy of Stars 2018, digital archival print, 178.5 x 127.5 cm. Winner of the Percivals People’s Choice Award – Photography in The Percivals 2018.
Elissa Sampson Unconditional 2016, graphite and charcoal, 40 x 30 cm. Winner of the Percival Animal Portrait Prize in The Percivals 2018.
More Information
For more information visit the main page for The Percivals.
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