POSTED: 03 NOVEMBER 2010

Artists draw breath for Dobell announcement*

The winner of the 2010 Dobell Prize for Drawing will be announced at the Art Gallery of NSW this Friday, 5 November.

The Dobell Prize for Drawing is one of the most coveted art awards in Australia. Initiated by the trustees of the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, the prize was first awarded in 1993.

The Dobell Prize attracted 635 entries this year. The judge of the 2010 Dobell Prize is Alun Leach-Jones. The winner receives $25,000.

The Dobell Prize for Drawing has often been the subject of discussion and debate about the nature of drawing. What constitutes a drawing is however deliberately not outlined in the conditions of entry. That has been left for competing artists to define by their practice and for each individual judge, annually appointed by the trustees of the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, to determine in the process of looking at all the entries.

This flexible, open-minded approach has ensured that the greatest variety of drawings is submitted each year.

A condition of the Dobell Prize for Drawing is that the Art Gallery of NSW automatically acquires the prize-winning drawing.

*Based on media release issued by Art Gallery of NSW.

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Pam Hallandal Tsunami 2007-09, ink, charcoal, pastel on paper 145cm diameter. Winner of the Dobell Prize for Drawing 2009 Art Gallery of New South Wales.