New South Wales artist Sonja Bowden has been crowned the 2013 Inglis Equine Art Prize People’s Choice winner for her colour pencil artwork ‘Grand Sire’.
The male nude, albeit hindquarters only, was a ring-in for the Inglis Equine Art Prize. ''We diversified this year,'' Arthur Inglis, judge and prime mover of the award, said.
For the second year a Victorian water colour artist has taken line honours at the Inglis Equine Art Prize (IEAP), with Jason Roberts claiming the 2013 title for his work "Valyra Passes Beauty Parlour at Chantilly" in the face of stiff competition from well over 100 entries.
Created by Inglis’ Deputy Chairman Arthur Inglis in association with Australian Art Sales Director Mike Coward to encourage and promote thoroughbred art, the Inglis Equine Art Prize is the only one of its kind in Australia, with the winner receiving A$15,000 in prizemoney.
Canberra artist Katey Baddeley has been crowned the People’s Choice winner at the 2012 Inglis Equine Art Prize, for her graphite on paper artwork ‘Write a New Chapter’.
The two day 2012 Inglis Melbourne August Thoroughbred Sale got underway at Oaklands on Thursday, with Makybe Diva’s four-year-old daughter La Dolce Diva recording the highest price when selling for $300,000.
Well known Victorian water colour artist Joseph Zbukvic has taken line honours for his artwork ‘Early trackwork - Kyneton’ in the [**2012 Inglis Equine Art Prize**](http://www.australianartsales.com.au/InglisEquineArtPrize.html). The winners were announced at a gala function held overnight in the historic Newmarket Stable at Inglis’ Sydney headquarters in Randwick.
The Inglis Equine Art Prize is on again in 2012. Showcasing the greatest thoroughbred artwork from around the globe this year’s competition theme is ‘At the Track’.
Entries have come in from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Europe and America for Australia’s first art prize devoted to the thoroughbred form – the Inglis Equine Art Prize.
The noble worlds of art and thoroughbreds come together with the inaugural Inglis Equine Art Prize.
Arthur Inglis, fifth generation of Australia’s most esteemed thoroughbred family, has created the Prize in association with Mike Coward from Australian Art Sales, to “protect and promote” a classic art form.