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Visual Arts
Richard Lewer won the 2014 Blake Prize for ‘Worse Luck I’m Still Here’. Courtesy the artist and the Blake Society
The 63rd Blake Prize exhibition closes this weekend at UNSW Galleries at UNSW Art and Design (formerly COFA, Sydney). It may be the last time doors are closed on this iconic art prize, which has grown with the times to become an important voice in our contemporary society.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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