Brenda Clouten Art Prize Winner 2012

Maggie Hensel-Brown - Bloomers And Brassiere - Sculpture -  2012 Winner

Prize Awarded For 2012

Maggie Hensel-Brown, winner of the Brenda Clouten Memorial Prize for young artists

New winner for the Brenda Clouten Art Prize has been awarded for 2012 to local artist Magge Hensel-Brown.

In explaning her work, Maggie Hensel-Brown reflects: 

"My sculptures are about introducing one material to another.

I construct my work with attention to scale and centre many pieces around the site they inhabit.  I love to work in large scale installations using man made materials to bring out the pre-existing features of the surroundings.  I sew, weave and wap soft materials into hard, cold structures of steel or stone.  They are raw materials playing dress ups!

Much of my work centres on femininity.  I use ribbons, frills, lipstick as themes or materials in my work.  Combining these feminine signifiers with industrial objects give them a confusing yet steadfast feminine appearance

I work with juxtaposition using subtle elements of one material to enhance nature of another.  Fabric and steel"

The prize for the Brenda Clouten award is an 11 week exhibition at Maitland Region Art Gallery. The prize sponsored by Vicki and Bruce Woods of Bushrangers Bar & Brasserie in Largs.
See article on Maitland Mercury

2012 Entries Are Now Closed

Great variety of work submitted by our local young artists has been fantastic.

The winner will be announced at a cocktail party  on

10 August 2012 at Maitland Region Art Gallery from 6 pm.

On 7 September a preview dinner for the winner 

will be held prior to 

the official opening to the public on 

8 September 2012. 

 Go to Gallery

2005 Winner Brendan Clouten Art Prize

Winner: Eli Turier - 2005 our inaugural year.

Entries Close For 2012

Entries for the 2012 Brenda Clouten award close on June 15 and the winner will be judged and the prize awarded in August.

This is always an exciting time and we wish all of the applicants the best of luck.

If you know a young artist studying in the Hunter Valley now is the time to get them thinking about entering for the 2013 prize!


Keep watching the blog for updates!