Louise Tate

Finalist in the 2020 Hopper Prize

I was recently shortlisted for the Hopper Prize. The U.S. based Hopper Prize is an online-only award open to artists from around the world. My portfolio submission was shortlisted for the Fall 2020 round and is now viewable online.

The Hopper Prize
Fall 2020

To view the shortlisted portfolio, please click here.

An interview discussing my background, studio practice and creative influences is also viewable on The Hopper Prize website. To read the interview, please click here.

Image details: ‘The soil holds a history’, 2019, oil on linen, 165 x 132 cm


Finalist in the 2019 churchie national emerging art prize

I have been announced as a finalist in the 2019 churchie national emerging art prize. Open to emerging artists, the churchie champions innovation and excellence within traditional, contemporary and new media genres. 

The churchie national emerging art prize
IMA, Brisbane
10 September – 21 December, 2019

For more information, please click here.

Image details: ‘Garden of no time’, 2019, oil on linen and watercolour on wall, dimensions variable.


Semi-finalist in the 2019 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize

My self-portrait has been selected as a semi-finalist for the 2019 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. Facilitated by the Moran Arts Foundation, the Doug Moran is one of Australia’s most prestigious prizes with a major award of $150,000.

The Doug Moran Portrait Prize 2019
 Juniper Hall, Paddington
31 October – 1 December, 2019

For more information, please click here.

Image details: ‘A bronze weapon smelling of honey (after Kate Llewellyn)’, 2019, oil on linen, 125.5 x 96.5 cm

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