Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize 2019 winner announced
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Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize 2019 winner announced
Merran Esson, Autumn On The Monaro, 30x70x70 cm. This can be flexible to fit available plinths or shelves. 10kgs Fired ceramics.



SYDNEY.- The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, presented by Woollahra Council, announced Sydney based artist Merran Esson and her work Autumn On The Monaro as the winner of the 19th annual acquisitive $20,000 Prize. Sydney artist Benjamin Jay Shand was awarded the Special Commendation award valued at $2,000 and artists Kieta Jackson, from Norwich, England, and Jessica Leitmanis, from Torquay, received a special mention. The 2019 Mayor’s Award valued at $1,000 has been awarded to Adelaide artist Jane Price.

The winners were chosen from a finalist group of 43 emerging and established artists by three guest judges: Dean of the Faculty of Art & Design and UNSW Chair of Arts and Culture, Professor Ross Harley; Chief Executive Officer, Sydney Opera House, Louise Herron AM, and Design and Architecture advocate, broadcaster, author and comedian, Tim Ross. All finalist works will be displayed as part of a free public exhibition from 12 October – 3 November 2019 at Woollahra Council in Sydney.

Professor Ross Harley commented on the 2019 winning sculpture: “Merran Esson has made a beautiful work that evokes the forms and atmosphere of the Monaro autumn. The winning work displays a masterful use of material, palette and form but at the same time it has a warmth of emotion which draws the viewer into its field.”

Louise Herron said: “Each piece of the winning work is superbly crafted with unique detail. The work as a whole is made even more beautiful by that diversity, much like nature itself.”

The Prize attracts a diverse range of professional and emerging sculptors from around the world with a total of $24,000 in prize money awarded to winning artists.

The judges praised the special mention works, Jackson’s Braggadocio 1, 2018 and Lietmanis’ Spouts from which to drink, circa 200 C.E. for their multidimensionality and execution of control, form and palette. Tim Ross said of Jessica Lietmanis’ work: “What set this work apart was the story it told around the collection of discarded items from one place that are salvaged and turned into something beautiful. The work highlights the beauty in the disposed and maintains a sense of humour while speaking to more serious issues around the ocean and waste.”

Winning artist Merran Esson said, "I am delighted to be the recipient of this important prize that celebrates small sculpture while building a special collection and providing artists with an amazing opportunity to have their work seen by a wider audience. This is a great acknowledgement of the work I am doing now.”

Speaking about the Mayor’s Award, Mayor of Woollahra Susan Wynne said: “There were so many incredible works, but I was captivated by the elegance and simplicity of ‘Clouds’. The three layers of porcelain appear to float with all the fragility of delicate clouds - it is just beautiful.”

The 2019 Prize attracted 634 entries – each for a freestanding sculpture of up to 80cm in any dimension – submitted by artists from Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, highlighting the Prize’s growing international reputation.










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