The Clemenger Contemporary Art Award, also referred to as the Clemenger Award, was a major, triennial, invitational art prize organised under the auspices of the

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and funded by the philanthropists

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and Peter Clemenger. The Clemengers' gift was made in 1991 and the first award was made in 1993. The final award was made in 2009, after which the award ended. The award was based upon an artist's corpus of work and not upon a particular piece. The value of each prize varied, with the final, 2009 award being worth A$50,000.

Complete List of Winners

*1993 (inaugural) - Bea Maddock *1996 -

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*1999 - John Nixon *2003 -

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*2006 - Judy Watson *2009 (final) -

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References

External links

Clemenger Award 2006 webpage at the NGV website
{{Australianartawards Australian art awards Awards established in 1993 1993 establishments in Australia 2009 disestablishments in Australia