Kyra Mancktelow is the winner of the National Works on Paper (NWOP) Emerging Artist Award with her work Mrs (Unconstitutional Love).
‘Kyra Macktelow has impressed the judges with her precise printing technique using soft organza material often used for wedding dresses, while also referencing a very specific time in Australian history that saw racist social policies determining who Aboriginal people could marry. The anonymity and absence of the wearer sits on the sheet as evidence, a facsimile that insists on a reclamation of history and a remembering of individual and community pain. Its life-size and floating aspect drive this haunting effect and make this a compelling piece. It is a moment we need to remember so past mistakes are not repeated.’
- Judges' comments
The Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery’s National Works on Paper (NWOP) was established in 1998 and incorporated the former Spring Festival of Drawing and Prints Acquisitive which began in 1973 and 1974.
With a long and rich history, NWOP attracts leading contemporary artists from across Australia working in the fields of drawing, printmaking, digital prints and paper sculpture.
NWOP supports and promotes Australian artists working on or with paper.
