The Hurford Hardwood Portrait Prize is a biennial prize open to artists Australia wide and is now in its 7th year, having started as The Northern Rivers Portrait Prize. This national portrait prize was originally open to paintings and drawings but has now expanded to include portraits of any subject in any medium (please see Terms and Conditions).
Last years judge Dr Michael Brand selected Nicole Kelly’s Jumaadi + Clouds + Rain as winner of the Hurford Hardwood Portrait Prize 2018 and Zom Osborne’s Who will Protect Us received a highly commended.
The judge in 2020 is artist Abdul Abdulla and the winner will receive $10,000 (acquisitive prize).
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Image: Zom Osborne, who will Protect Us 2018, acrylic on wood.
