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Wallace Art Award
The annual Wallace Art Awards are the largest and longest-running art awards of their type in New Zealand. They were established by James Wallace (philanthropist), James Wallace in 1992. Awards are made for contemporary painting, sculpture and photography and are run by the James Wallace Charitable Arts Trust. The 2018 awards were presented by the Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy at the Pah Homestead, Auckland on 3 September 2018. The awards were cancelled in 2021 with a statement on their website saying: "The Trust is currently refreshing our strategic plan and reviewing the awards will form part of this work." Paramount Award * 1992 Mark Braunias * 1993 Jeff Brown (New Zealand artist), Jeff Brown * 1994 Bill Hammond * 1995 Fatu Feu'u * 1996 Jenny Dolezel * 1997 Peter Stichbury (artist), Peter Stichbury * 1998 Elizabeth Thomson (artist), Elizabeth Thomson * 1999 Bing Dawe * 2000 Gregor Kregar * 2001 Peter Gibson Smith * 2002 Judy Millar * 2003 Jeffrey Harris (artist), Jeffrey Harris * 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wallace (philanthropist)
Sir James Hay Wallace (born 23 November 1937) is a New Zealand businessman and arts patron. He amassed a collection of New Zealand art that he transferred to the James Wallace Art Trust in 1992, and is now displayed at the Pah Homestead in Auckland. Also in 1992, he established the Wallace Art Awards for New Zealand artists. Wallace is currently funding the restoration of earthquake-damaged McLean's Mansion in Christchurch, New Zealand's largest timber house. Early life and family Wallace was born in Cambridge on 23 November 1937, the son of James Dunning Wallace and Frances Lindsay Wallace (née Hay). His father was a pig farmer and agricultural contractor who, in 1937, founded a small rendering company, J. D. Wallace Limited, that would eventually become the Wallace Corporation. James Dunning Wallace was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to farming, in the 1994 Birthday Honours. Wallace was educated at King's College, Auckland, from 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |