Burnie Print Prize Explained

The Burnie Print Prize is a biannual acquisitive art competition developed by the Burnie Regional Art Gallery, and held in Burnie, Tasmania, Australia.^[1] Established in 2007, it showcases the best works from Australian print makers, and aims to develop the gallery's print collection, focusing on printmaking, techniques in relief printing, intaglio printing, planographic printing, and stencil printing.^[2]

The total prize pool is, with the main winner receiving $17,000, an emerging artist prize of $5,000, and a $1,000 People's Choice Award. Artists can enter works that have been completed in the two years prior to the event. The shortlisted entries are displayed in the accompanying Burnie Print Prize exhibition.^[3]

Selected winners

• 2007 – Belinda Fox^[4]
• 2011 – David Frazer^[5]
• 2015 – Neil Malone^[6]
• 2017 – David Frazer and Patricia Wilson-Adams^[7]
• 2019 – Rew Hanks for Gone fishing east of Faskrudsfjordur^[8]
• 2021 – Annika Romeyn for Guerilla Bay 3^[9]
• 2023 – Niloufar Lovegrove for Glorious Peace^{[10] [11]}
• 2024 – Sally Baldwin for After the bushfires – Regeneration^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Burnie Print Prize returns for 2025 . 2024-09-15 . Burnie City Council . en-AU.
2. Web site: Boesenberg . Anthea . 2024-07-13 . Burnie Print Prize . 2024-09-15 . Sydney Printmakers . en-AU.
3. Web site: 2024-06-12 . Burnie Print Prize 2025 Concert, performance or show . 2024-09-15 . www.discovertasmania.com.au . en.
4. Web site: Belinda Fox . 2024-09-15 . Arthouse Gallery . en.
5. Web site: David Frazer's 'The Tangled Wood' – Interview with Imprint Magazine Australian Galleries . 2024-09-15 . en-US.
6. Web site: Hansen . Ben . 2015-03-13 . Print prize to Malone . 2024-09-15 . The Advocate . en-AU.
7. Web site: 2017-03-17 . Patricia Wilson-Adams wins 2017 Burnie Print Prize . 2024-09-15 . Art Guide Australia . en-US.
8. Web site: 2019-03-22 . 'Technically astounding' artwork wins Burnie Print Prize . 2024-09-15 . The Advocate . en-AU.
9. Web site: 2021-03-29 . Winner - Burnie Print Prize . 2024-09-15 . ANNIKA ROMEYN . en-US.
10. Web site: Burnie Print Prize 2025 - Entries Open . 2024-09-15 . Burnie Arts/Burnie Regional Art Gallery . en-AU.
11. Web site: Burnie Print Prize 2023 Winner: Nilofaur Lovegrove . 2024-09-15 . Spirited Devonport . en-AU.
12. Web site: 2024-09-22 . 2024 PRIZE WINNERS ANNOUNCED . 2024-10-11 . Burnie Arts Council Inc . en-US.