Exhibition: 25 October - 2 November 2008
The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize An acquisitive award of $10,000
Adam Cullen, Pegasus Flying Over Sydney
The Special Commendation Award A non-acquisitive award of $2,000
Alex Seton, Attractive Terms
The Viewers’ Choice A non-acquisitive award of $1,000
Keiko Matsui, My Place, My Space
Edmund Capon AM OBE, Director, Art Gallery of NSW Deborah Edwards, Senior Curator of Australian Art, Art Gallery of NSW
45 works
Lincoln Austin, Reflecting on the Square, stainless steel welded mesh, 73 x 56 x 57 cm. Courtesy of Andrew Baker Art Dealer.
Lucy Barker, Playschool (Brain Child), wood, mirror, 25 x 25 x 25 cm.
Stephen Bird, Lucky Leg, clay, pigments, glaze, 62 x 26 x 26 cm. Courtesy of Ray Hughes Gallery.
Graham Blondel, Threesome 2008, resin casts with acrylic paint, 35 x 35 x 35 cm. Courtesy of A-Space on Cleveland.
Merric Brettle, Craftwork, MDF, wood laminate, 50 x 50 x 50 cm.
Penny Byrne, Alexander was thrilled... "Cyprus here I come!" he chortled, 2008, vintage porcelain, vintage action man helmet, epoxy resin, retouching medium, powder pigments, 22 x 14 x 12 cm. Courtesy of Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art.
Matt Calvert, Boy Clutching Rabbit, toughened glass, black silicone, 80 x 25 x 10 cm. Courtesy of Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art.
Leanne Cole, Domestic Bliss, ceramic, mixed media, 80 x 80 x 80 cm.
Will Coles, Silence, fibreglass, resin, iron powder, 45 x 45 x 45 cm. Courtesy of Brenda May Gallery.
Adam Cullen, Pegasus Flying Over Sydney, shells/bullets, wood, metal, blue-tongue skin, chrome, 40 x 50 x 28 cm. Courtesy of Kaliman Gallery Sydney.
Kate Dorrough, Persephone back in the world, earthenware ceramic with underglaze, 22 x 13 x 11 cm. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery.
William Eicholtz, Hybrid Harvest, synthetic glazed polymer cement, gold leaf, 79 x 78 x 52 cm. Courtesy of Maunsell Wickes Gallery.
Deirdre Feeney, And then they were gone again, glass, 16 x 24.7 x 23.2 cm.
Carly Fischer, I didn't come here to be a tourist (Berlin) #6, paper, foamcore, adhesives, 20 x 15 x 11 cm. Courtesy of Helen Gory Galerie.
Carmella Harding-Farrenberg, Short Black, wood, paper, stainless steel, coffee grounds, water-based bonding agent, varnish, 37 x 50 x 45 cm.
Christopher Hodges, Anemone, stainless steel, 80 x 80 x 30 cm. Courtesy of Utopia Art Sydney.
Curtis Hore, Still Life 1, bronze, steel, 77.5 x 36 x 36.5 cm.
Akira Kamada, The Construction of Love, recycled timber, 45 x 45 x 45 cm.
Michael Le Grand, Florentine, painted mild steel, 60 x 75 x 42 cm. Courtesy of Defiance Gallery.
Chris Leaver, Someone Looks at Something, plastic, synthetic fibre, enamel paint, 15 x 11 x 15 cm.
Rosalind Lemoh, Sunday Best, polished concrete, 20 x 30 x 33 cm.
Kate Mackay, Soft Edge, wool, foam, 36 x 36 x 36 cm.
Daniel Malecki, Breakfast, MDF, steel, wire, plastic, canvas, bamboo, porcelain, oil, epoxy, 19 x 55 x 55 cm.
Keiko Matsui, My Place, My Space, mixed stoneware clay, 6 x 8 x 10 cm. Courtesy of Helen Stephens Gallery.
Noel McKenna, Night Piece, wood, tin, enamel paint, LED light, 32 x 53 x 30 cm. Courtesy of Darren Knight Gallery.
Leanne Mooney, Landscape, 2008, sandstone, eucalyptus sticks, 36 x 37 x 36 cm.
Sarah Newall, Koromiko, acrylic yarn, plywood, pine, 19 x 60 x 60 cm. Courtesy of James Dorahy Project Space.
Stieg Persson, Pinocchio, 2008, wood, plastic, 68 x 18 x 12 cm. Courtesy of Anna Schwartz Gallery.
Kirsteen Pieterse, Langtang, welded stainless steel 5 mm rod, 80 x 80 x 40 cm. Courtesy of Martin Browne Fine Art.
James Powditch, Once upon a time there was the west, paper, timber, cloth, plastic, 76 x 46 x 14 cm.
Annalise Rees, Likely Scenario II, paper, 10 x 15 x 20 cm.
Campbell Robertson-Swann, Eclat, mild steel, Perspex, LED lights, 65 x 68 x 34 cm. Courtesy of Defiance Gallery.
Joan Ross, Come a Little Closer, kangaroo fur, plastic, 75 x 20 x 20 cm. Courtesy of Gallery Barry Keldoulis.
Paul Ryan, Landscape with Tree, wood, wire, screws, bog, oil, 50 x 35 x 25 cm. Courtesy of Rex Irwin Art Dealer.
Huseyin Sami, Paint Pile 2008, household acrylic paint, plastic bucket, chipboard, 56 x 45 x 40 cm. Courtesy of Sarah Cottier Gallery.
Alex Seton, Attractive Terms, white marble, 30 x 45 x 55 cm.
Gemma Smith, Boulder #1 (20), 2008, acrylic, 50 x 60 x 40 cm. Courtesy of Sarah Cottier Gallery.
Michael Snape, The Brush, painted hardwood, maple, 66 x 30 x 31 cm. Courtesy of Australian Galleries.
Nicholas Solomon, Hippopotamus, bronze, 20 x 15 x 8 cm.
Jon Tarry, Berlin Runway Elevated View + Fold, carbonised European oak, 60 x 60 x 12 cm. Courtesy of Goddard de Fiddes Gallery.
Andrew Tetzalf, Tinscape II, 6 Altoids mint tins, LED lights, batteries, switch, 16 x 25 x 25 cm.
Luke Tipene, Homeland, various timbers, timber chair, house paint, 79 x 60 x 50 cm.
Ungakini (Dolly) Tjangala, Tjirilya Wuulpa (Woolly Echidna), bush dyed raffia, handspun sheep wool, fleece, 36 x 13 x 11 cm. Courtesy of Tjanpi Desert Weavers.
Daniela Turrin, Cabinet of Curiosities 2, timber cabinet, flameworked glass raindrops, entomology pins, paper labels, 45 x 45 x 45 cm.
Peter Vandemark, Wonderland (L), mixed media assemblage, 15 x 55 x 40 cm. Courtesy of Tim Olsen Gallery.