Waterbrook Drawing prize...winners announced

The Waterbrook Drawing Prize is a bi-annual exhibition generously sponsored by Waterbrook Bowral. This exhibition was open to all artists, local and interstate to exhibit drawings of various interpretations, styles and mediums. This again was is an outstanding exhibition of high quality and varied works.

The judge for 2025 was practising artist, Noel Thurgate  and curator Kim Shannon. Noel had had the challenging task of selecting the finalists and prize winners.

The winners were presented their awards by Cath Brennan, Bowral art Gallery president and Lizzie Norman and Archie Elliot from Waterbrook Bowral.

Congratulations to all our winners and finalists.

Image 1, 1st  PRIZE Robyn Kinsella     Where the Light Gets In

Judge’s Comments:           “Deceptively spacious and luminous with sensitive treatment of materials and marks.”

Image 2 Archie Elliot, Robyn Kinsela and Lizzie Norman

Image 3 2nd  PRIZE

Wayne Davis                          Untitled One

Judge’s Comments:           “A decisive eye with a beautifully restrained hand.”

Image 4 Wayne Davis and Cath Brennan

Image 5HIGHLY COMMENDED

Rowan Fotheringham             Granite Boulders, Perisher Valley

Judge’s Comments:           “Direct sensitive observation and nicely understated.”

Image 6 HIGHLY COMMENDED

Melody Jones                       The Other Ruby and Figure Study

Judge’s Comments:           ‘Dynamic feel for tension, gesture & weight.”

Image 7 HIGHLY COMMENDED

Patrice Cooke                                              A Winter’s Trace

Judge’s Comments:           “Beautiful sensitivity & response to materials.”

Image 8 HIGHLY COMMENDED

Fiona Fudge                                                 The cow says moo

Judge’s Comments:           “Nicely understated.”

Image 9 COMMENDED

Sukhvinder Saggu                          Orange Season Drawing # 1

Judge’s Comments:           “Sensitive handling of light, surface & composition.”

Image 10 COMMENDED

Judy Panucci                                               Sticking with Billie

Judge’s Comments:           “Captured the true essence of ‘wet dog’, combined with total stick obsession.”

Image 11 & 12 Opening night guests