IRIS AWARD 

The IRIS Award is an international prize recognising new and outstanding portraiture in photographic art. The criteria for selection focuses on portraits that are unique, compelling and engaging whilst maintaining excellence in photography.

The award is open to photographic artists from all over the world and will culminate in a professional group exhibition of finalists’ work at the Perth Centre for Photography. Finalists will have their work promoted online, and will also have the chance to win up to three cash prizes.

Concept, meaning and depth are equally as important as well executed work. Originality is essential and the award encourages work that is evocative and provocative and in some ways may be relevant to the current global cultural landscape.

2018 Finalists

Stuart Andrews . Sam Bloor .  Jesse Boyd-Reid . Marie Bradley . Ana Burenkova . Otis Burian Hodge . David Carswell . Aletheia Casey . Su Cassiano . Tim Coad . Steven Cutts . Daniel Gevaux . Mike Gray . Davina Jogi . Pia Johnson . Ben Kelly . Rennie Langham . Olive Lipscombe . Thommas McCammon . Andrew Nicholls . Benjamin Ali Ong . Sarah A Pannell . Luke Riley . Joe Ruckli . Pippa Samaya . Marisa Schlichthorst . Elise Searson . Laura Sikes . Matthew Stanton . Lisa Stonham . Thuy Vy . Laurence Watts . Emmaline Zanelli .

2018 Judging Panel

Guest curatorial pre-selection judge

Petrina Hicks – Celebrated Australian and award winning photomedia artist.

Eugenio Viola PhD. – Art critic and previous senior curator at PICA – The Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts

Laetitia Wilson PhD. – Independent curator, arts writer and academic

Glenn Iseger-Pilkington – Independent curator and director, GEE Consultancy