Alan Jones, winner ‘Mosman Council Major Prize’ for his artwork Painting 131 (North Coogee), 2015
Now in its 68th year, the Mosman Art Prize is one of the oldest and most prestigious municipally funded visual art prizes in Australia. It is an annual, acquisitive award for painting sponsored by Mosman Municipal Council.
First prize was awarded to Alan Jones.
Artist Statement
Recently my family and I moved to Coogee Beach. It is from this new landscape I have drawn inspiration for my recent works.
In Painting 131 (North Coogee) I have depicted myself in the form of two small black and white heads. I have placed myself in this new environment, appearing above the North Coogee headland. The two heads sit looking inwards at each other as I continue to explore ideas of self-portraiture in my work.
I often take a personal approach to my subjects and frequently feature self-portraits, images of my family and places of personal significance in my work.
Mosman Art Gallery congratulates the 2015 Mosman Art Prize winners
http://mosmanartgallery.org.au/