2021 CIAF Art Awards Recipients
Premier’s Award for Excellence
Sponsored by the Queensland Government
Paul Bong
Awarded for his full collection for CIAF 2021
"The Gathering of Our Sacred Sites"
Print
40cm x 80cm
Art Centre Award
Sponsored by Cairns Regional Council
Pormpuraaw Art & Culture Centre
Awarded for their full collection for CIAF 2021
“Coral Trout” by Kim Norman
Ghost net, aluminium wire, plastic trellis, rope and twine
130cm x 50cm x 313cm
Innovation Award
Sponsored by Holding & Redlich
Susan Peters
“Sturt Creek 1”
Hessian, ochre, cotton string and wool
87 x 183cm
3D, Design, Sculpture & Installation Award
Sponsored by Ports North
Michael Anning
“Galban Yalma (Slate axe head design cross boomerang)”
Natural ochres and charcoal with PVA on wood with lawyer cane
47 x 50cm
Emerging Artist Award
Sponsored by BDO
Simone Arnol
“Time Is Sacred, Cultural Processes take Time”
Oil on Canvas
91cm x 120cm
People’s Choice Award
Sponsored by Fibre Optics NQ
Wanjibung “Shaun” Edwards
“Kowmanggen – Catfish Story”
Acrylic & Gold leaf on Canvas
123cm x 92cm
Thanks to judges Lisa Reihana, Dale Harding and Leitha Assan for their keen eye and insightful judgement.
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