Dr Peter Alwast shortlisted for prestigious Mosman Art Prize

Peter Alwast, ‘The People’s House and the People,’ (detail) 2020, oil and crushed glass on linen, mounted on oil stick on linen, 130 x 150cm. Image: Peter Alwast
Monday 24 August 2020

Dr Peter Alwast, Head of Painting at the School of Art & Design has had his work shortlisted in the 2020 Mosman Art Prize. Established in 1947, the Mosman Art Prize is Australia's oldest and most prestigious local government art award.

As an acquisitive art award for painting, the winning artworks collected form a splendid collection of modern and contemporary Australian art, reflecting all the developments in Australian art practice since 1947. Artists who have won the Mosman Art Prize include Margaret Olley, Guy Warren, Grace Cossington Smith, Weaver Hawkins, Nancy Borlase, Lloyd Rees, Elisabeth Cummings, Adam Cullen, Michael Zavros and Natasha Walsh.

Congratulations also to Becky Gibson who is an ANU alumna.

The 2020 Mosman Art Prize will be judged by Alexie Glass-Kantor, Executive Director of Artspace, Sydney.

Read more about the prize here.

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