John McCaughey Prize

The John McCaughey Prize,^[1][2] also known as the John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize,^[3][4] McCaughey Prize, McCaughey Art Prize or McCaughey Art Award, is an Australian art prize awarded to an artist or artists, under which the National Gallery of Victoria and the Art Gallery of New South Wales acquire work by the winning artist.

The John McCaughey Memorial Prize was instituted by Mona McCaughey in 1957, to commemorate her father John, an Irish-born pastoral industry investor who had died in Sydney on 20 June 1928. John was the younger brother of Sir Samuel McCaughey, also a pastoralist.^[5]

Two prizes were established, one in Melbourne (administered through the National Gallery of Victoria) and one in Sydney (administered through the Art Gallery of New South Wales). It is awarded periodically, typically every few years. As an acquisitive prize, it enables the National Gallery of Victoria to acquire works from each of the winning artists.^[5]

The prize fund is held by the John McCaughey Memorial Prize Trust.^[6]

Recipients

• 1957 (inaugural prize)
• 1958 John Perceval (John McCaughey Prize, NGV)^[7]
• 1959 or 1960 Sali Herman (John McCaughey Prize, NGV)^[8]
• 1965 Gil Jamieson^[9]
• 1966 Ian Fairweather^[10]
• 1966 Fred Williams^[11]
• 1971 Fred Williams (2nd time) NSW?^[11]
• 1971 Lloyd Rees (John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize, NGV)^[12]
• 1975 Geoffrey Proud (John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize, NGV)^[13]
• 1975 John Firth-Smith (McCaughey Memorial Prize, NGV)^[14]
• 1981 John Hopkins (artist) (John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize, NGV)^[15]
• 1983 Craig Gough (John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize, NGV)^[16]
• 1986 Ann Thomson (John McCaughey Award, AGNSW)^[17][18]
• 1990 Rover Thomas (John McCaughey Prize, AGNSW)^[19][20]
• 1991 Paul Boston (John McCaughey Memorial Prize, AGNSW)^[21]
• 1994 Ginger Riley Munduwalawala (John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize, NGV)^[22]
• 1996 Jon Cattapan (John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize, NGV)^[23]
• 1997 Gordon Bennett^[5]
• 1998 Lorna Fencer Napurrula (John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize, NGV)^[24]
• 2004 Three joint winners (John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize, NGV):^[5]
  Jan Nelson from Melbourne,
  Marie Hagerty from Canberra
  Paul Wrigley from Brisbane
• 2008 Gareth Sansom (John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize, NGV, $100,000)^[25]
• 2013 Jess Johnson, Void Game (John McCaughey Memorial Prize, NGV)^[6]
• 2020 Trenna Austin – A Desperate Ride on a Terrible Course^[1]

References

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2. "John McCaughey Prize, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC". Design and Art Australia Online. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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4. "The lovers' walk, 1889, Arthur STREETON". NGV. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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6. "Void game (2013) Jess JOHNSON". NGV. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
7. Eva Breuer, art dealer, John Perceval Biography Archived 2006-09-02 at archive.today, retrieved July 2007
8. Eva Breuer, art dealer, Sali Herman Biography Archived 2006-09-01 at archive.today, retrieved July 2007
9. Drury, Nevill: "New Art Four: Profiles in Contemporary Australian Art.", page 120, 228. Craftsman House, 1990.
10. Australian Dictionary of Biography online, Ian Fairweather 1891–1974, retrieved July 2007
11. "Fred Williams". High Court of Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
12. "Lloyd Rees". Lauraine Diggins Fine Art. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
13. Greenhill Galleries, About the artist Archived 2007-09-01 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved July 2007
14. John Buckley Gallery, John Firth-Smith biography Archived March 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved July 2007
15. Hopkins – Images, John Hopkins curriculum vitae Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved July 2007
16. Goya Galleries, Craig Gough resumé Archived 2007-08-30 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved July 2007
17. Eva Breuer, art dealer, Ann Thomson Biography Archived 2004-07-13 at archive.today, retrieved July 2007
18. "Ann Thomson :: biography". Design and Art Australia Online. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
19. "Rover Thomas Joolama - Sydney Harbour". Aboriginal Dreamings Gallery. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
20. "ROVER THOMAS (JULAMA) Bungullgi 1989". Menzies Art Brands. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
21. Philip Bacon Galleries, William Robinson – notes Archived 22 August 2006 at archive.today, retrieved July 2007
22. Birnberg, Margo; Janusz Kreczmanski (2004). Aboriginal Artist Dictionary of Biographies: Australian Western, Central Desert and Kimberley Region. Marleston, South Australia: J.B. Publishing. ISBN 1-876622-47-4.
23. "Jon Cattapan". Milani Gallery. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
24. Galeria Aniela, artist biography, retrieved July 2007
25. Coslovich, Gabriella (14 February 2008). "Sansom wins $100,000 art prize". The Age. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

External links

• National Gallery of Victoria