Hopper Prize Journal: Insights Into Contemporary Art

Kirsten Valentine at work, 2020

Kirsten Valentine

Valentine shares new work and works in progress focusing on healthcare workers.

Artist, Grant Finalist, Interview

Dana Oldfather in her studio, 2020

Dana Oldfather

Oldfather discusses growing in a family that embraced art, parenting challenges and expectations placed on women & a practice where final works often originate as drawings.

Artist, Grant Finalist, Interview

Louise Tate in her studio

Louise Tate

Tate discusses the impact of a deep exposure to art at an early stage, chasing creative dreams, managing multiple upcoming exhibitions & the influence of the bushfire crises on her creative output

Artist, Grant Finalist, Interview

Adrian Kay Wong in his studio, 2020

Adrian Kay Wong

The artist on discovering the process of making art, utilizing light as a unifying entity, and the importance of a prolonged relationship with work in progress.

Artist, Grant Finalist, Interview

Jinyong Park

Jinyong Park on finding meaning as an artist, language identity, a practice which incorporates linguistic experience, & the process of translating abstract perceptions into imaginative hieroglyphs.

Artist, Grant Winner, Interview

Chris Williford in his studio, 2019

Chris Williford

Chris Williford speaks on the anxieties & consequences of glamour, a practice centered around the transformation of unwanted materials into images & finding inspiration as a material-based artist

Artist, Grant Finalist, Interview

Alyssa Kaboskey

The artist on finding inspiration in antique floral bouquets, miniatures & elements of the horror genre

Artist, Grant Finalist, Interview

Rachel Mica Weiss

Rachel Mica Weiss on site specificity, the ephemerality and fragility of the natural world & a deep, broad practice spanning diverse methods & materials.

Artist, Grant Finalist, Interview

Robert Solomon

"I was a little precocious as a very young boy, but it was science that set my mind free"

Artist, Grant Finalist, Interview

Cody Tumblin

The artist on chasing beauty & mystery, a studio practice that resonates with an etheral musical experience & supporting art world strategies that offer real, meaningful connections in an increasingly digital age.

Artist, Grant Finalist, Interview

Journal

Kirsten Valentine

Valentine shares new work and works in progress focusing on healthcare workers.

Dana Oldfather

Oldfather discusses growing in a family that embraced art, parenting challenges and expectations placed on women & a practice where final works often originate as drawings.

Louise Tate

Tate discusses the impact of a deep exposure to art at an early stage, chasing creative dreams, managing multiple upcoming exhibitions & the influence of the bushfire crises on her creative output

Adrian Kay Wong

The artist on discovering the process of making art, utilizing light as a unifying entity, and the importance of a prolonged relationship with work in progress.

Jinyong Park

Jinyong Park on finding meaning as an artist, language identity, a practice which incorporates linguistic experience, & the process of translating abstract perceptions into imaginative hieroglyphs.

Chris Williford

Chris Williford speaks on the anxieties & consequences of glamour, a practice centered around the transformation of unwanted materials into images & finding inspiration as a material-based artist

Alyssa Kaboskey

The artist on finding inspiration in antique floral bouquets, miniatures & elements of the horror genre

Rachel Mica Weiss

Rachel Mica Weiss on site specificity, the ephemerality and fragility of the natural world & a deep, broad practice spanning diverse methods & materials.

Robert Solomon

"I was a little precocious as a very young boy, but it was science that set my mind free"

Cody Tumblin

The artist on chasing beauty & mystery, a studio practice that resonates with an etheral musical experience & supporting art world strategies that offer real, meaningful connections in an increasingly digital age.

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Journal

Valentine shares new work and works in progress focusing on healthcare workers.

Oldfather discusses growing in a family that embraced art, parenting challenges and expectations placed on women & a practice where final works often originate as drawings.

Tate discusses the impact of a deep exposure to art at an early stage, chasing creative dreams, managing multiple upcoming exhibitions & the influence of the bushfire crises on her creative output

The artist on discovering the process of making art, utilizing light as a unifying entity, and the importance of a prolonged relationship with work in progress.

Jinyong Park on finding meaning as an artist, language identity, a practice which incorporates linguistic experience, & the process of translating abstract perceptions into imaginative hieroglyphs.

Chris Williford speaks on the anxieties & consequences of glamour, a practice centered around the transformation of unwanted materials into images & finding inspiration as a material-based artist

The artist on finding inspiration in antique floral bouquets, miniatures & elements of the horror genre

Rachel Mica Weiss on site specificity, the ephemerality and fragility of the natural world & a deep, broad practice spanning diverse methods & materials.

"I was a little precocious as a very young boy, but it was science that set my mind free"

The artist on chasing beauty & mystery, a studio practice that resonates with an etheral musical experience & supporting art world strategies that offer real, meaningful connections in an increasingly digital age.

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Follow Us on Instagram @hopperprize

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