Congratulations to Olsen Irwin artists' Nicholas Harding, Guy Maestri, Robert Malherbe and Paul Ryan, who have all been selected as semi-finalists in the Doug Moran National Portraiture Prize. View the selected works below. The Moran Arts Foundation was established by Doug and Greta Moran as a philanthropic, not-for-profit organisation whose?objective is to support the Arts?in?Australia. Since it's inception in 1988, the Doug Moran National Portraiture Prize has been considered one of Australia's most prestigious awards. [caption id="attachment_1202" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Nicholas Harding, Paris Portrait (Anna), 2013, Watercolour and gouache on paper 112 x 76cm[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1203" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Nicholas Harding, Rob Hirst, 2013, Gouach on paper, 112 x 76cm[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1201" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Guy Maestri, Les, 2013[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1204" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Robert Malherbe, Miriam - Woman in a Black Camisole, 2013[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1172" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Paul Ryan, Fieldsy, 2013, Oil on linen, 240 x 200cm[/caption]