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 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

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at the

Pah Homestead The Pah Homestead is a historic home located in the suburb of Hillsborough in Auckland, New Zealand. It is owned by the Auckland Council, and is currently used as an art gallery, housing the James Wallace Art Trust's collection of New Zealand ar ...

, 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 Mark may refer to: Currency * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 * Fi ...

* 1993 Jeff Brown * 1994 Bill Hammond * 1995

Fatu Feu'u Fatu Akelei Feu'u (born 1946) is a noted Samoan painter from the village of Poutasi in the district of Falealili in Samoa. He has established a reputation as the elder statesman of Pacific art in New Zealand. Biography Feu'u emigrated to Ne ...

* 1996 Jenny Dolezel * 1997 Peter Stichbury * 1998 Elizabeth Thomson * 1999 Bing Dawe * 2000 Gregor Kregar * 2001

Peter Gibson Smith Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

* 2002

Judy Millar Penelope Judith Millar (born 1957) is a New Zealand artist, who lives in Auckland, New Zealand and Berlin, Germany. Education Millar received a BFA in 1980 and an MFA from Auckland University's Elam School of Fine Arts in 1983. As recipien ...

* 2003 Jeffrey Harris * 2004

Jim Speers James Alexander Speers (born 20 May 1946), known as Jim Speers, is a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Speers works as a businessman and part-time farmer. He was elected to Armagh City and District Council in 1977 for the Ulster Unionist ...

* 2005

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* * 2006 Rohan Wealleans * 2007 James Robinson * 2008 Richard Lewer * 2009 Marcus Williams and Susan Jowsey * 2010 Sam Mitchell * 2011 Akiko Diegel * 2012 Shigeyuki Kihara *2013 Jae Hoon Lee *2014 Roger Mortimer *2015 Visesio Siasau *2016 Andre Hemer *2017

Andy Leleisi'uao Andy Leleisi’uao (b. 1969) is a New Zealand artist of Samoan heritage known for his modern and post-modern Pacific paintings and art. He was paramount winner at the 26th annual Wallace Art Awards in 2017 and awarded a Senior Pacific Artist Awa ...

*2018 Imogen Taylor *2019 Bob Jahnke *2020 Russ Flatt

Jury Award

This award began in 2005. * 2005 Glenn Burrell, runner up Robert McLeod * 2006 Hamish Palmer * 2007

Megan Jenkinson Megan Lillian Jenkinson (born 1958) is a New Zealand photographer. Background Jenkinson was born in 1958 in Hamilton, New Zealand. Career Jenkinson works primarily as a photographer and is an associate professor at the Elam School of Fine ...

* 2008 Gary McMillan and Kathy Barry * 2009 Turnskin Kingdom * 2010 Robyn Hoonhout * 2011

Philip Dadson Philip Dadson (born 1946 in Napier, New Zealand) is a New Zealand musician and artist, who was in the foundation group for the Scratch Orchestra and founder of From Scratch. He lectured at the Elam School of Fine Arts, part of the University ...

* 2012 Erica van Zon * 2013 Madeleine Child * 2014 Stephen Ellis * 2015 Andrea du Chatenier * 2016 Cachemaille Bowmast * 2017 James Oram * 2018 Paul McLachlan (artist) *2019 Andrea du Chatenier & Andrew Rankin *2020 Wanda Gillespie

People’s Choice Award

This award began in 2005. * 2005 tie between Claire Beynon,

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, and Martha Lundmark * 2006

Martin Ball Martin Ball (born October 10, 1964) is an English theatre and television actor. He was born and grew up in Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent. He trained at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, and graduated in 1992. Career His various theatre ...

* 2007 Lianne Edwards * 2008 No award given * 2009 No award given * 2010 Sam Foley * 2011 Susanne Kerr * 2012 Gareth Price * 2013 Mark Rutledge * 2014 Stephen Ellis * 2015 Wei Lun Ha * 2016 Ebony Boskovic Mokofisi * 2017 No award given

The Wallace Arts Trust Vermont Award Winner

From 2006–2007 known as the Development Award, 2008–2009 as the Park Lane Wallace Trust Development Award, 2006–2013 as the Wallace Arts Trust Development Award. * 2006 Maryrose Crook * 2007 Lianne Edwards, runners-up Kirsten Roberts and Andrea du Chatenier * 2008 Ruth Cleland, first runner up Matthew Couper, second runner up Liyen Chong * 2009 Chloe Marsters, first runner up Matt Arbuckle, second runner up Philip Jarvis * 2010 Graham Fletcher, first runner up Simon Esling, second runner up Iain Cheesman * 2011 Bronwynne Cornish, first runner up Emil McAvoy, second runner up Anita Levering * 2012 Katie Theunissen, first runner up Karin Hofko, second runner up Tessa Laird * 2013 Julia deVille, first runner up Marita Hewitt, second runner up Glen Hayward * 2014

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, first runner up Raewyn Turner and Brian Harris, Noel Ivanoff * 2015 Russ Flatt, first runner up Rose Meyer, second runner up Virginia Were * 2016 Weilun Ha, first runner up

, second runner up Antje Barke * 2017 Matt Arbuckle, first runner up, Christina Read, second runner up Matthew Couper * 2018 Andrea du Chatenier

Glaister Ennor Award

This award was only given in 2006. * 2006 Peter Madden, first runner up Heather Straka, second runner up

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The Kaipara Foundation Wallace Trust Award

This award began in 2008. * 2008 Heather Straka * 2009 Linden Simmons * 2010 Glen Hayward * 2011 Matt Ellwood * 2012

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* 2013 Sam Foley * 2014 Glen Hayward * 2015 Hugo Lindsay * 2016 Jeremy Blincoe * 2017 Rebecca Swan * 2018 Peata Larkin

Fulbright-Wallace Arts Trust Award

This award began in 2009. * 2009 Richard Maloy * 2010

* 2011 Brydee Rood * 2012

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* 2013 Steve Rood * 2014

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* 2015 Phil Dadson * 2016 Simon Morris * 2017 Shannon Novak * 2018 Emma Fitts

The British School at Rome Residency Award Winner

This award began in 2017. * 2017 Deborah Rundle * 2018 Lucy Meyle * 2019 Wendelien Bakker

Martin Tate Wallace Artist Residency Award

This award is by invitation only, and is awarded to a senior artist who is unlikely to apply for a Wallace Award. * 2018 Richard Maloy

References

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