The 2020 Hurford Hardwood Portrait Prize is a national portrait prize open to any media. 2020 judge, Abdul Abdullah, named Antoinette O’Brien as the winner of the $10,000 acquisitive prize, for her portrait of Helen Deravenchecko, saying: ‘The combination of ceramic elements in the work drew me into a story about memory, and how moments attach themselves to our experience.’
Abdullah also recognised Michelle Dawson with a highly commendation for her portrait of the late Vera Wasowski.
The exhibition will be on display until 31 January 2021.
