John Fries Award 2020 Finalist Exhibition
13 March – 17 April 2021
Congratulations to the 11th John Fries Award winner, Daniel Jenatsch, announced on 13 March at UNSW Galleries.
John Fries Award 2019 Finalist Exhibition
21 June – 27 July 2019
Congratulations to the 10th John Fries Award winner, Justine Youssef, announced on 21 June at UNSW Galleries.
John Fries Award 2018 Finalist Exhibition
29 September – 3 November 2018
Congratulations to the 9th John Fries Award winner, Akil Ahamat, announced at the official opening on 28 September at the award’s venue partner, UNSW Galleries, in Paddington, Sydney.
John Fries Award 2017 Finalist Exhibition
11 August - 2 September 2017
Congratulations to the 8th John Fries Award winner, announced at the official opening on 11 August at the award’s venue partner, UNSW Galleries, in Paddington, Sydney.
John Fries Award 2016 Finalist Exhibition
19 August - 1 October 2016
Congratulations to the 7th John Fries Award winner, announced at the official opening on September at the award’s venue partner UNSW Galleries, in Paddington, Sydney.
John Fries Award 2015 Finalist Exhibition
05 September - 10 October 2015
Congratulations to the 6th John Fries Award winner, announced at the official opening on Friday, 4 September at the award’s venue partner UNSW Galleries, in Paddington, Sydney.
John Fries Award 2014 Finalists Exhibition
09 August 2014 - 06 September 2014
Congratulations to the 5th John Fries Award winner, announced at the official opening on Tuesday 12 August at the award’s venue partner UNSW Galleries, in Paddington, Sydney:
John Fries Memorial Prize 2013 Finalists Exhibition
24 August 2013 - 14 September 2013
The 2013 John Fries Memorial Prize was won by Jess Olivieri and Hayley Forward for their collaborative video work Harlequins Vs Visitors which the judges described as directly reflecting the spirit of the Prize.
John Fries Memorial Prize 2012 Finalists Exhibition
11 August 2012 - 01 September 2012
The 2012 prize attracted the largest number of entries yet. Poblocki described 2012 as a “bold exhibition showcasing artworks that comment on issues relevant to the contemporary society in which we live”. In a ‘no holds barred’ approach,the twenty artists
John Fries Memorial Prize 2011 Finalists Exhibition
10 August 2011 - 30 September 2011
The John Fries Memorial Prize 2011 exhibition of fifteen finalists exposes the diverse cross section of mediums being engaged by current emerging artists. Including painting, glass, porcelain, photography, sculpture and video this exhibition also presents works of interaction through site-specific
John Fries Memorial Prize 2010 Winners- Trace Elements
23 February 2011 - 27 May 2011
Trace Elements featured the works of Hannah Bertram and Melanie Irwin, winners of the John Fries Memorial Prize 2010.
John Fries Memorial Prize 2010
11 August 2010 - 30 September 2010
The inaugural John Fries Memorial Prize presents the work of sixteen artists working across a range of media, encompassing painting, drawing, video, sculpture, design and photography. Each of the finalists brings a unique perspective to concerns ranging from the environment