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12th Solar Art Prize

Institute Building, Level 1, Cnr North Tce & Kintore Ave, Adelaide, SA, 5000
28 May - 19 Jun 2021 

Theme: Climate change, nature and the environment.  Expressed through landscape, seascape, wild flora or fauna or environmentally aware people or thought provoking images.

Congratulations to the following artists:

Overall Prize Winner: Elizabeth DOIDGE, Man Leaving the Land and Windmill
Second Overall Prize: Paul WHITEHEAD, Australia: The Cracks are Showing

Section 1 – Climate Change; results and causes OR people who harm the environment
First Prize: Pamela ILERT, Oceans of Plastic
Second Prize: Tony CATALANO, Exploitation

Section 2 – People who help the environment
Iroda ADIL, Robin (sustainable farmer)

Section 3 – Natural Environment; endangered or wild fauna or flora in landscape or seascape
First Prize: David BRAUN, Once Proud and Tall
Second Prize: Maiko PETTMAN, Whispers from a Forest, A, B and C

Merit Awards
David BAKER, Thread of Life
Carole BANN, Abundance
Jan MAKAEV, Foot Valve
Margaret THOMAS, Plastic Spoons/Spoons Never Die

Hangers’ Prize
Iroda ADIL, Robin (sustainable farmer)

Aussie Animal Sanctuary Prizes
Jing WEI BU, Installation, Video of Reef
Hadley JOHNSON, End of the Line

Any enquires about the exhibition to Pip Fletcher 0431 369 095 or solarartprize@gmail.com

A catalogue of images can be found here.

Image: Elizabeth DOIDGE, Man Leaving the Land and Windmill, 76 x 107cm – OVERALL WINNER