Congratulations to Nicole Kelly who has been announced as a finalist in the Alice Prize for her beautiful work ‘Waiting for the Sun’.
‘Waiting for the Sun’ reflects a tenderness in everyday experience and a means of exploring my own life. I wanted to create a simple painting that draws from an emotional experience of the process of IVF treatment. The composition comes from a drawing made many months ago, and the elements of the interior were invented and abstracted from reality. The handling of paint in the figurative elements contrasted with exposure of raw coloured ground large shapes marks our shifting reality.’ — Nicole Kelly, Artist Statement 2026
The Alice Prize is a prestigious, acquisitive national contemporary art prize, welcoming entries from around Australia, in any medium or theme.
The exhibition of finalists will be on display at Arleen Art Centre from 27 March — 8 June 2026.
‘Waiting for the Sun’ reflects a tenderness in everyday experience and a means of exploring my own life. I wanted to create a simple painting that draws from an emotional experience of the process of IVF treatment. The composition comes from a drawing made many months ago, and the elements of the interior were invented and abstracted from reality. The handling of paint in the figurative elements contrasted with exposure of raw coloured ground large shapes marks our shifting reality.’ — Nicole Kelly, Artist Statement 2026
The Alice Prize is a prestigious, acquisitive national contemporary art prize, welcoming entries from around Australia, in any medium or theme.
The exhibition of finalists will be on display at Arleen Art Centre from 27 March — 8 June 2026.
11 March 2026
