Artist Wins $20K for "Christian Country"
SYDNEY STAR OBSERVER
AUSTRALIA - 2011 Mardi Gras Art Prize winner Liam Benson was last week awarded the 2011 Hazelhurst Works on Paper Prize for his photographic self-portrait, "A Christian Country". The prize, valued at $20,000, was judged by artist Ben Quilty, winner of the 2011 Archibald Prize. The announcement was made as part of the Hazelhurst Art Award 2011 Art on Paper exhibition. A Christian Country is a digital photographic print featuring Benson clad in body paint representing the Australian flag and wearing a tiara bearing the words "A Christian Country". The work focuses on national as well as gender identity. [link]
AUSTRALIA - 2011 Mardi Gras Art Prize winner Liam Benson was last week awarded the 2011 Hazelhurst Works on Paper Prize for his photographic self-portrait, "A Christian Country". The prize, valued at $20,000, was judged by artist Ben Quilty, winner of the 2011 Archibald Prize. The announcement was made as part of the Hazelhurst Art Award 2011 Art on Paper exhibition. A Christian Country is a digital photographic print featuring Benson clad in body paint representing the Australian flag and wearing a tiara bearing the words "A Christian Country". The work focuses on national as well as gender identity. [link]
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