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Entries are now open for the 2022 Mosman Art Prize 

Posted on Friday 3 June 2022

Entries are now open for the 2022 Mosman Art Prize. The annual exhibition will take place 27 August– 2 October at Mosman Art Gallery. 

The Mosman Art Prize is the longest running and most prestigious municipal art prize in Australia. Winning entries form the basis of the Mosman Art Collection, a valuable and historic collection that surveys Australian painting since 1947.

The Mosman Art Prize is an acquisitive award of $50,000 sponsored by Mosman Council. Previous winners form a roll call of Australian art luminaries; Grace Cossington Smith, Nancy Borlase, Lloyd Rees, Guy Warren, Elwyn Lynn, Margo Lewers, Peter Laverty, Jenny Sages, Noel McKenna, Fan Dongwang, Elisabeth Cummings, Tim Johnson, Adam Cullen, Jasper Knight, Guan Wei and Michael Zavros. Margaret Olley was the inaugural winner in 1947. Sydney-based artist Salote Tawale was awarded the Mosman Art Prize in 2020. 

For the first time, entries to Mosman Art Prize will be submitted wholly online. In light of Covid-19 restrictions and damaging weather events, this new online process will ensure access for artists from across Australia. Each year around 500 entries are received, and in 2022 we expect to see an increased number of artists entering the prize. 

The Mosman Art Prize offers four further art awards in addition to the acquisitive major prize. 

Other Awards 

Thanks to the generous support of Gillian and the late Brian Jones, $6,000 is available through the Margaret Olley Commendation Award. The Allan Gamble Award, in honour of architect, artist, former Mosman Councillor and founder of the Mosman Art Prize, Allan Gamble, will be awarded to the best painting which explores the theme of ‘the built environment'. This award is valued at $3,000 and is supported by Christine and the late Hugh Fraser.  Awarded to an artist under the age of 35 years, the Guy Warren Emerging Artists’ Award (valued at $2,000) is supported by Fourth Village Providore, and the Viewers’ Choice Award is supported by the Mosman Art Society and is valued at $1,000. 

Important Dates

  • Wednesday 20 July Entries Close 
  • Friday 29 July Finalists (selected for exhibition) announced  
  • 10 August    Receipting Day for artworks in person (8.00am – 7.00pm)  
  • 10 – 13 August Receipting Day via courier (9am – 5pm) 
  • Friday 26 August Prize announcements 
  • Saturday 27 August Exhibition opens to the public (daily, 10.00am - 4.00pm) 

2022 MOSMAN ART PRIZE   

Mosman Art Gallery, 1 Art Gallery Way Mosman NSW 2088 
27 August – 2 October 2022 
mosmanartgallery.org.au