Anh Nguyen

2nd Prize Winner

Instagram: @msanhpaints

Website: www.msanhpaints.com

Artwork Title: "Yellow Morning"

Artwork Medium: Soft pastel monotype

Year Created: 2024

Artwork Description:

"Yellow Morning" is part of a series exploring soft pastel drawing combined with the Gelli plate technique. I was drawn to the surface quality of this accessible printmaking method, which transforms the delicate softness of pastel into permanent marks while preserving its rich, vivid pigment.

Artist Statement:

My paintings are a response to the visual excitement found in life; my motifs revolve around daily rhythms, human activity and small moments. I am interested in finding that space between observational painting and drawing, memory and invention - and using colour and shape to describe the effects of light.

Artist Bio:

Anh Nguyen was born in Melbourne and now lives and paints from Dharawal Country/Thirroul. She was recently awarded the Maldon Emerging Artist Portrait Prize 2025, and has also been the recipient of the Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Prize 2020 and the Basil Sellers Art Award in 2018. She has been a finalist in other well-regarded prizes such as the Mosman Art Prize (2023), Muswellbrook Art Prize (2025, 2023, 2022), Dobell Drawing Prize (2021), Rick Amor Drawing Award (2021), John Leslie Art Prize (2020) and Kilgour Art Prize (Highly Commended 2020).

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