The Tom Malone Prize was initiated in 2003 by Benefactor of the Foundation of the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Elizabeth Malone, and is intended to promote the creation, appreciation and enjoyment of glass made in Australia. Each year, $10,000 is awarded to the winner and the winning work then becomes part of the State Art Collection at the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
2012 marks a decade of the Tom Malone Prize. This
acquisitive award for Australian glass artists has been the
platform for the Gallery to collect some of the best work
being made in the country today. Past winners are Nick
Mount (2003), Jessica Loughlin (2004 and 2007), Clare
Belfrage (2005 and 2011), Benjamin Sewell (2006), Kevin Gordon (2008), Cobi Cockburn (2009), Charles Butcher (2009), and Deirdre Feeney (2010).
The combined exhibitions featured work by 2012’s
shortlisted makers, all past winners and a selection of glass
works from the State Art Collection. Works were
selected to bring to view objects which have been recently
purchased, and those works that precede and parallel the
works of the Tom Malone Prize acquisitions. With a wide
variety of approaches to making - from kiln-forming, to
dazzling hot glass blowing, to pâte de verre to work
incorporating video.
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