Doug Moran National Portrait Prize Explained

The Doug Moran National Portrait Prize is an annual Australian portrait prize founded by Doug Moran in 1988, the year of Australia's Bicentenary. It is the richest portrait prize in the world with A$150,000 awarded to the winner. The prize is acquisitive; "the winning portrait immediately becomes the property of the Moran Arts Foundation, to be exhibited permanently as part of the Moran Arts Foundation Collection".^[1]

The aim of the competition is to promote contemporary Australian portraiture and, as such, entry conditions stipulate that both the artist and their subject be an Australian citizen or resident for at least one year prior to the closing date for entries, however it is not required that the artist or the subject be well known.

There was a court case in 2002–2004 involving the Moran family and the Tweed Shire Council, which ended with an out of court settlement. Following this, there was no longer a $1,000 prize paid to the 30 finalists who did not win, and no longer an international judge.^[2] This has now changed back and finalists again receive $1,000.^[1]

List of winners

1988 – Penny Dowie – Caitlin^[3]
1990 – Robert Hannaford – Bill^[4] ^[5]
1992 – Siv Grava – Self portrait^[6]
1994 – Josonia Palaitis – John Mills^[7]
1996 – Greg Creek – Picture of Carolyn Eskdale, 1996^[8] ^[9]
1998 – Esther Erlich – Gaunt and glorious – Steve Moneghetti^[10] ^[11]
2000 – Kristin Headlam – Self-portrait in bed with the animals^[12] ^[13]
2002 – David Fairbairn – Red Portrait Suzanne^[14] ^[15]
2004 – Prudence Flint – A Fine Romance #9^[16] ^[17]
2006 – Peter Wegner – Wounded Poet 2006^[18] ^[19]
2007 – Leslie Rice – Self Portrait 2007^[20] ^[21]
2008 – Fiona Lowry – What I Assume You Shall Assume (Self-portrait)^[22]
2009 – Ben Quilty – There but for the Grace of God Go I, no.2^[23] ^[24] ^[25]
2010 – Michael Zavros – Phoebe is dead^[26] ^[27] ^[28]
2011 – Vincent Fantauzzo – Off Screen portrait of Baz Luhrmann^[29] ^[30] ^[31]
2012 – Leslie Rice – Self Portrait (with the Muses of Painting and Poetry)^[32] ^[33] ^[34]
2013 – Nigel Milsom – Uncle Paddy^[35] ^[36]
2014 – Louise Hearman – Bill-1383^[37] ^[38]
2015 – Warren Crossett – Self Portrait after St Jerome Flanders^[39] ^[40]
2016 – Megan Seres – Scarlett as Colonial Girl^[41] ^[42]
2017 – Tim Storrier – The Lunar Savant, a portrait of McLean Edwards.^[43]
2018 – Lynn Savery – Lynn Savery: self-portrait^[44]
2019 – what – Robert Forster^[45]
2020 – no award^[46]
2021
- Vincent Fantauzzo – Muse
- Andrew Greensmith – Two lives one soul
- Michael Vale – Our ghostly crew
2022 - Graeme Drendel - Portrait of Lewis Miller^[47]

Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize

The Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize was set in motion in 2007 by the Moran Arts Foundation. This Prize is exhibited at the same time as the Portrait Prize and consists of three sections; Open, Secondary Schools and Primary Schools. Entrants are asked to interpret ‘Contemporary life in Australia’, with an emphasis on Australian's going about their day-to-day lives.

There is a total prize pool of A$100,000, with $50,000 awarded to the winner of the Open division and $1,000 awarded to each of the 30 Finalists. The Secondary division is split into three sections; 7–8 (winner receives $2,000), 9–10 (winner receives $3,000) and 11–12 (winner receives $5,000). Each winner's school wins the same amount for the development of the arts at the school. The 30 finalists of the Primary division each receive a digital camera.

Photography Workshop Program

The Moran Arts Foundation Photography Workshop Program commenced in 2007 and is part of the Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize.

The free workshops are run by professional photographers at schools Australia wide. Each student is given a digital camera to work with for the day along with guidance from the professional photographer. Basic photography skills are taught along the theme of ‘Visual Storytelling’ and the student's print their favourite shots of the day. In 2015 there were 112 digital photography workshops across Australia in urban, rural and remote areas. Out of the 112 workshops 21 were held in remote areas.

Photographic Prize winners

Open Section

2007 – Ben Searcy – Waiting for News on David -Terry and Bev Hicks on the five-year anniversary of David's detainment^[48]
2008 – Belinda Mason – Four Generations^[49]
2009 – Dean Sewell – A Dry Argument^[30]
2010 – Dean Sewell – Cockatoo Island Ferry^[30]
2011 – Jack Atley – Steve Waugh and Sarah Walker^[30]
2012 – Ashleigh Bradley – Marti, Surfer, Jacqui Stockdale, Rama-Jaara Royal Shepherdess, Kelsey Austin Walsh, The World Inside My Mind, Tobias Titz, Noel Charlie^[30]
2013 – John Janson-Moore – Nyrripi girl with finger^[30]
2014 – Suzanne McCorkell – Time out from training^[30]
2015 – Trent Mitchell – Boy in Boat, Hervey Bay, QLD 2015
2016 – Johannes Reinhart – "Mermaid Show"
2018 - James Bugg - "Zach"
2019 - Tamara Dean - "Endangered"

Schools Section (Secondary, Years 11 and 12)

2007 – Ronnie Ling The Usual Suspects^[50]
2008 – Alex Case Where You've Been Hiding^[51]

Schools Section (Secondary, Years 9 and 10)

2007 – Ronald Au Otamop^[52]
2008 – Larissa Enright Sinking^[53]

Schools Section (Secondary, Years 7 and 8)

2007 – Vonny Chui Constant Change^[54]
2008 – Alden Leong Pollution^[55]

External links

Notes and References

http://www.moranprizes.com.au/doug-moran-national-portrait-prize Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
Web site: How divorce was raised to a high art . 2 June 2004 . Sharon Verghis . The Sydney Morning Herald .
https://web.archive.org/web/20120405103159/http://www.moranprizes.com.au/default.aspx?id=42 1988 Finalists
https://web.archive.org/web/20120405091520/http://www.moranprizes.com.au/default.aspx?id=22 1990 Finalists
http://www.roberthannaford.com.au/portraitsP/images/Bill-3x4-1980.jpg Bill
https://web.archive.org/web/20120405093014/http://www.moranprizes.com.au/default.aspx?id=21 1992 Finalists
https://web.archive.org/web/20120405095512/http://www.moranprizes.com.au/default.aspx?id=20 1994 Finalists
http://www.moranhealthcare.com.au/art/1996/creek.html Picture of Carolyn Eskdale
https://web.archive.org/web/20120405061705/http://www.moranprizes.com.au/default.aspx?id=19 1996 Finalists
http://www.moranhealthcare.com.au/art/1998/winner.htm Gaunt and glorious
https://web.archive.org/web/20120405055638/http://www.moranprizes.com.au/default.aspx?id=18 1998 Finalists
Web site: Self-portrait in bed with the animals . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20071010140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/77226/20071011-0000/www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/moran2000/2.html . dead . 2007-10-10 . webarchive.nla.gov.au . 23 August 2006 . 20 May 2013.
https://web.archive.org/web/20120405065919/http://www.moranprizes.com.au/default.aspx?id=17 2000 Finalists
https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20071010140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/77226/20071011-0000/www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/moran2002/6.html Red Portrait Suzanne
https://web.archive.org/web/20120405063728/http://www.moranprizes.com.au/default.aspx?id=16 2002 Finalists
Web site: A Fine Romance No. 9 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20071010140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/77226/20071011-0000/www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/moran2004/winner.html . dead . 2007-10-10 . webarchive.nla.gov.au . 23 August 2006 . 20 May 2013.
https://web.archive.org/web/20120405080651/http://www.moranprizes.com.au/default.aspx?id=15 2004 Finalists
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/events/exhibitions/2006/moran/2006_winner.html Wounded Poet
https://web.archive.org/web/20120405072113/http://www.moranprizes.com.au/default.aspx?id=14 2006 Finalists
http://www.moranprizes.com.au/images/pfinalists/LeslieRice-Self%20Portraiture%202007.jpg Self Portrait 2007
https://web.archive.org/web/20120405085440/http://www.moranprizes.com.au/default.aspx?id=13 2007 Finalists
http://www.moranprizes.com.au/images/portraitsfinalists/651.jpg What I Assume You Shall Assume (Self-portrait)
http://www.moranprizes.com.au/competition/2009-doug-moran-national-portrait-prize/winner 2009 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize – winner
Web site: Jimmy Barnes, There but for the Grace of God Go I, no.2 . Moranprizes.com.au . 20 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120405074655/http://www.moranprizes.com.au/default.aspx?id=153 . 5 April 2012 .
http://www.moranprizes.com.au/competition/2009-doug-moran-national-portrait-prize/finalists 2009 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize – finalists
http://www.moranprizes.com.au/competition/2010-doug-moran-national-portrait-prize/winner 2010 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize – winner
Web site: Phoebe is dead/McQueen . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 10 August 2010 . 20 May 2013.
http://www.moranprizes.com.au/competition/2010-doug-moran-national-portrait-prize/finalists 2010 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize – finalists
http://www.moranprizes.com.au/competition/2011-doug-moran-national-portrait-prize/winner 2011 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize – winner
Web site: Moran Prizes. Moran Arts Foundation. 26 January 2015.
http://www.moranprizes.com.au/competition/2011-doug-moran-national-portrait-prize/finalists 2011 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize – finalists
http://www.moranprizes.com.au/competition/2012-doug-moran-national-portrait-prize/winner 2012 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize – winner
http://moranprizes2012.com.au/doug-moran-national-portrait-prize-2012-finalists/ Self Portrait (with the Muses of Painting and Poetry)
http://www.moranprizes.com.au/competition/2012-doug-moran-national-portrait-prize/finalists 2012 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize – finalists
http://www.moranprizes.com.au/competition/2013-doug-moran-national-portrait-prize/winner 2013 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize – winner
http://www.moranprizes.com.au/competition/2013-doug-moran-national-portrait-prize/finalists 2013 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize – finalists
http://www.moranprizes.com.au/competition/2014-doug-moran-national-portrait-prize/winner 2014 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize – winner
http://www.moranprizes.com.au/competition/2014-doug-moran-national-portrait-prize/finalists 2014 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize – finalists
http://www.moranprizes.com.au/competition/2015-doug-moran-national-portrait-prize/winner 2015 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize – winner
http://www.moranprizes.com.au/competition/2015-doug-moran-national-portrait-prize/finalists 2015 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize – finalists
http://www.moranprizes.com.au/competition/2016-doug-moran-national-portrait-prize/winner 2016 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize – winner
http://www.moranprizes.com.au/competition/2016-doug-moran-national-portrait-prize/finalists 2016 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize – finalists
News: Morris. Linda. Doug Moran National Portrait Prize goes to Tim Storrier. 18 October 2017. The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 October 2017.
Web site: Australia's richest art prize goes to 'first-time' portrait painter. Jefferson. Dee. 2018-11-01. ABC News. en-AU. 2019-01-08.
Web site: Doug Moran prize 2019: Mysterious artist 'What' wins $150,000 for Robert Forster portrait . . 29 October 2019 .
News: Harmon. Steph. 2021-12-05. Doug Moran prize 2021: judges pick three $100,000 winners in unprecedented decision – in pictures. en-GB. The Guardian. 2021-12-06. 0261-3077.
News: Doug Moran prize 2022: Graeme Drendel wins $150,000 for portrait of fellow finalist who painted him . The Guardian . 30 November 2022 . Cain . Sian .
http://www.moranprizes.com.au/images/finalists/open_19_1471.jpg Moranprizes.com.au
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