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Winner of the 2014 Deadly Art Award announced

Victoria’s richest Indigenous art prize goes to surf coast artist for an installation inspired by beachcombing.
24 Aug 2014 12:00
Gina Fairley
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Winner Jenny Crompton; photo Brett Kiteley

Jenny Crompton has taken out the $30,000 Deadly Art Award at the 2014 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards (VIAA) this weekend.  

Presented at the Art Gallery of Ballarat, and presided over by Minister for the Arts, Heidi Victoria, the government-sponsored award extends to more than $50,000 in total prize money and has become recognised as a significant recognition of indigenous practice in Australia’s south-east.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina

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