Mary & Lou Senini student art award for ceramics 2021
28 August 2021 –
6 February 2022
Pattie Beerens, Claire Bridge, Mark Friedlander, Marion Harper, Debbie Hill, Saskia Muecke, Narelle White.
The $3,000 Mary & Lou Senini student art award is presented annually to a Victorian tertiary art student who, in the opinion of the selection panel, is of outstanding ability and promise. Established in 1998, the award alternates between the disciplines of sculpture, painting/printmaking, ceramics and textiles, and in 2021 McClelland presented the award for ceramics. The 2021 finalists were: Pattie Beerens, Claire Bridge, Mark Friedlander, Marion Harper, Debbie Hill, Saskia Muecke, Narelle White. Judged by McClelland’s Director, Lisa Byrne and Curator, Simon Lawrie, the 2021 Award was granted to Saskia Muecke for her work Untitled #2: Studies in nature series 2021.