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Ms Kosky said the scope of the works showed the strength diversity of Indigenous arts in our state. “The shortlisted works reflect a range of traditional and contemporary styles and mediums, including painting, photography, sculpture and digital mixed media works,” she said. “It is an inspiring showcase of Victorian talent, with strong representation of both regional and urban artists.” The Victorian Indigenous Art Awards shortlist was selected from 111 entries by an accomplished panel of judges including Shepparton Art Gallery Director Kirsten Paisley and Janina Harding the City of Melbourne’s Indigenous Arts Program Manager. Ms Kosky said the Victorian Indigenous Art Awards were created by the Brumby Labor Government to celebrate and promote the Victorian Indigenous art sector and to raise the profile of the state’s Indigenous artists. “These awards are a vital platform for both established and emerging artists, helping them to connect to a wider audience and creating new professional opportunities,” she said. Previous winners and finalists have had great success, both at home and overseas, following their involvement in the awards. Reko Rennie-Gwaybilla, winner of the 2008 Koorie Heritage Trust Acquisition Award, is now represented by the Dianne Tanzer Gallery. He is now in Paris completing a Cite Internationale des Artes Australia Council Residency and was a finalist in the 2009 Royal Bank Scotland Emerging Artist Awards. Since being shortlisted in 2006 and 2008 Wayne Quilliam has held exhibitions in Germany, Austria, France, USA and China. Wayne was also named the 2009 NAIDOC Artist of the Year. Winners of the Victorian Indigenous Art Awards will be announced on 27 November 2009. An accompanying exhibition will be open to the public from 28 November to 23 December 2009 at Boscia Galleries, Level 4, 175 Flinders Lane, Melbourne. For more information, visit: www.bosciagalleries.com. 2009 VICTORIAN INDIGENOUS ART AWARDS CATEGORIES Deadly Art Award - $25,000 $20,000 in cash and professional development support to the value of $5,000, this award is to an Indigenous artist living in Victoria aged 18 and over. Koorie Heritage Trust Acquisition Award - $7,000 Open to two and three dimension works (including multimedia). This is an acquisitive award and the work will enter Koorie Heritage Trust’s permanent collection. Boscia Award for Photography and Digital Media - $3,000 Cash prize of $3,000. This is a non acquisitive award open to an Indigenous artist living in Victoria aged 18 years and over. VICTORIAN INDIGENOUS ART AWARDS 2009 SHORTLIST Trevor 'Turbo' Brown – Fitzroy Australian Cockatoos: Major Mitchell and Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Megan Cadd - Doncaster East Nan, Can You Tell Me A Story... Bindi Cole - Altona North Ajay Vicki Couzens - Seddon Wangan Ngootyoong II Frederick William “Billy” Doolan Jnr - Fitzroy Swamp Frog Dreaming Gwen Garoni - Reservoir Bushfire Aftermath Esther-Grace Hanigan - Fitzroy Pac Man Blac Man Ben McKeown - Moonee Ponds* The Bluff (diptych) Ben McKeown - Moonee Ponds 44 Degrees I'll Have a Long Black Please Ben McKeown - Moonee Ponds* It's Always Sunny Over There Brian McKinnon - Geelong Don't Hate Emancipate Clinton Nain - Northcote Tell It Like It Is A.E.I.O.U. Peter Waples-Crowe - West Melbourne The End of Innocence Nicholas Boseley - Ocean Grove* Shared Ancestry (Image 3 of 3 in series) Nicholas Boseley - Ocean Grove The Yeperenye Country Barbara Egan - Robinvale Water Dreaming Barbara Egan - Robinvale Flowing Water Gayle Maddigan - Mandurang The Place of White Ochre Sharmane Maddigan - Mandurang Black and White Sharmane Maddigan - Mandurang* Sun Running Irene Ridgeway - Traralgon* Just For The Record Irene Ridgeway - Traralgon Women's Scarring Irene Ridgeway - Traralgon Women Scarring Ray Thomas - Portland Land Rights Kevin Williams – Echuca Tracks of Bandhar *These works are also in competition for the Boscia Award for Photography and Digital Media.