Current Season Current Exhibitions Current Events Video Lounge Future Exhibitions Past Exhibitions Touring Exhibitions News Catalogues Online Projects How to propose an exhibition Exhibitions for Hire 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 Photo Technica Award for New Australian Photo-Artist of the Year 2001 November - December, 2001 Galleries One and Two The Photo Technica Award for New Australian Photo-Artist of the Year is presented to the best work submitted by an emerging Australian artist (that is one who has trained but not yet received a solo exhibition in a public space or secured representation by a dealer). 180 submissions were received this year from across Australia. From these 12 were selected for exhibition and are on display in the ACP galleries until Christmas. The selection of the finalists was made by Kelly Gellatly, Curator at the Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne and Robyn Johnston, Program Manager at ACP. The Judges selecting the prize winners were: Rosemary Laing, photo-media artist and lecturer at the College of Fine Arts, UNSW, Judy Annear, Senior Curator of Photography at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and Alasdair Foster, Director ACP. Winner of the Photo Technica Award 2001: Daniel Shipp Daniel Shipp from NSW won the Photo Technica Award for a series of dramatic colour images with a strong narrative sense. In selecting the work the judges commented: This is a very well edited, consistent and poignant body of work. It is enigmatic but knowing, without ever falling into cliché. There is a sophisticated understanding of the visual language employed that engages the viewer and makes them an active participant. Daniel Shipp graduated this year with a BFA Honours from the School of Fine Arts, University of Sydney. Runner-up of the Photo Technica Award 2001: Rebecca Ann Hobbs Rebecca Ann Hobbs from Victoria received the runner-up prize for her self-portraits with animals, exploring the intimacy of our relationship with other species. The judges were: drawn to the individuality and freshness of this work. It shows a handling of the medium, which is outside of the dominant trends of fashion - even a little eccentric. The faux naivete creates a tension between the 'snapshot feel' of the execution and the surreal effect of the final image. Rebecca Ann Hobbs is in her final year of a BFA degree at the Victorian College of the Arts. The awards were presented by Peter Flynn, General Manager of Photo Technica. Image Credits: •  Daniel Shipp, Car from the Jettison State series, 2000 •  Rebecca Ann Hobbs, 2001 Terms and Conditions | © Copyright: Australian Centre for Photography, 2008. All Rights Reserved. Site by Suture Net | Hosting by Dreamhost