Olsen Irwin artists Paul Ryan and Tamara Dean have been announced as finalists in the 62nd Blake Prize and will be exhibited in the Blake Prize Exhibition. Named after William Blake and established in 1951, the prize explores religion and spirituality in art and is open to all artists of any faith, artistic style and media.?The Blake Prize Exhibition will be held from Friday 18th October to Saturday 16th November 2013 at the College of Fine Arts?(COFA) gallery space, Paddington NSW. [caption id="attachment_878" align="aligncenter" width="500"]
Paul Ryan, My Real Daddy is a Priest, 2013[/caption] [caption id="attachment_879" align="aligncenter" width="500"]
Tamara Dean, The Edge #1, 2013[/caption]