Glover Prize | |
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Awarded for | "The work judged the best contemporary painting of the Tasmanian landscape" |
Country | Tasmania, Australia |
Presented by | John Glover Society |
First awarded | 2004 |
Currently held by | Jennifer Riddle, 2022 |
Website | http://www.johnglover.com.au |
The Glover Prize is an Australian annual art prize awarded for paintings of the landscape of Tasmania[1] The prize was inaugurated in 2004 by the John Glover Society, based in Evandale, Tasmania, in honour of the work of British-born landscape painter John Glover, who lived and painted in the area from 1832 until his death in 1849.[1][2] The current prize amount of A$ 50,000 is the highest for landscape painting in Australia.[3][4][5] The 2012 award was controversial: the winning picture included a depiction of convicted Port Arthur massacre spree killer Martin Bryant in the landscape of Port Arthur.[4]