15 October–14 November 1999
The Award was established by the will of the late Florence Kate Geach in memory of her sister, Portia Geach. The non-acquisitive prize is awarded by the Trustee for the entry which is of the highest artistic merit, ‘…for the best portrait painted from life of some man or woman distinguished in Art, Letters, or the Sciences by any female artist resident in Australia during the twelve months preceding the close date for entries.’
The Portia Geach Memorial Award was given to Kim Spooner for social currency (Eva Cox).
Selectors: Dinah Dysart, Jenny Sages & Andrew Sayers
EXHIBITING ARTISTS:
Joy Beardmore
Melissa Becker
Danelle Bergstrom
Nancy Berryman
Annette Bezor
Wanda Brabenec
Angela Brennan
Annie Burns
Catherine Cassidy
Grace Costanzo
Maryanne Coutts
Lola Cullen
Lucy Culliton
Vivienne Dadour
Lesley Dimmick
Esther Erlich
Kathy Golski
Sophie Gralton
Paula B. Hall
Sophie Hann
Juliet Holmes a Court
Lisa Holzl
Tonia Kay Howlett
Anne Ingeboudt
Janet Jones
Anwen Keeling
Kay Keller
Amanda King
Barbara Licha
Carolyn McKay-Creecy
Lisa McKimmie
Sallie Moffatt
Catherine Moore
Kilmeny Niland
Robijn Ong
Yvette Pritchard
Barbara Pye
Yoli Salmona
Laila Savolainen
Wendy Sharpe
Kim Smith
Kim Spooner
Branca Uzur
Rosemary Valadon
Lorna Wall
Vicki White
Jackie Wilson
image: KIM SPOONER Social currency (Eva Cox) 1999 encaustic on canvas 180 x 160cm