Finalists of the 2023 Zonta Ashburton Female Art Awards
The 2023 Zonta Ashburton Female Art Awards (ZAFAA) finalists have been selected.
Judges chose 42 finalists, of which 29 artists qualify for the premier award and 13 are eligible for the Young Generation Award for female artists between the ages of 16-20. ZAFAA seeks to raise the status of female visual artists and to acknowledge the contribution women make to the greater art discourse.
The finalists:
Alix Ashworth, Sarah Beal, Kate Beaty, Amie Blackwell, Jo Burzynska, Kate Cairns, Ynes Guevara-Doyle, Claudia Du.XZ, Charrette van Eekelen, Monique Gooch, Jessica Hamilton, Katie Hayles, Edwards + Johann, Ina Johann, Claire Johnson, Heather Jonson, Carol King,
Ira Mitchell, Elizabeth Moyle, Marie Porter, Hazel Rae, Jane Reid, Jennifer Rendall, Hope River, Rebecca Smallridge, Elfi Spiewack, Rebecca Stewart, Jane Whales, Hazel White.
Finalists for the Young Generation Award:
Molly Fitzgerald, Madeline Hann, Kate Harrison, Maiah Henderson, Monica Koster, Molly Mannering, Jorgia McAllister, Roslyn McLean, Emma Nicholson, Gemma O’Neill, Vivien Silver-Hesey, Jorja Shadbolt, Jenny Wang.
The winners will be announced at the exhibition opening on 10 March at the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum. The awards ceremony is also the opening of a solo exhibition by Audrey Baldwin, the premier award winner for 2022.
