ARTIST FEATURES

CONGRATULATIONS TO MARISA PURCELL ON HER FINAL IN THE GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH AWARD

October 2016

Olsen Irwin would like to congratulate Marisa Purcell on having three works in the final of the Grace Crossington Smith award.

Marisa Purcell, Interval, 183 x 153 cm mixed media on linen

Marisa Purcell, Skein, 183 x 168 cm mixed media on linen

? Marisa Purcell, Connected, 183 x 168 cm mixed media on linen

The winner is announced on 5 November 2016 with the exhibition running from 5 November to 10 December 2016 at the Grace Cossington Smith Gallery at Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga (Abbotsleigh, Gate 7, 1666 Pacific Highway, Wahroonga 2076) 'The award is sponsored by Abbotsleigh and commemorates one of its alumni, Grace Cossington Smith, who is known as a pioneer of modernist painting in Australia. Artists were invited to submit original two dimensional artworks reflecting the theme of Making Connections. The winning entry will form part of the permanent collection of Abbotsleigh?s Grace Cossington Smith Gallery.' -GCS Gallery