CARLA HANANIAH FEATURED IN BELLE MAGAZINE

Carla Hananiah, Purity, 2009, oil on board, 91.5 x 122 cm

Belle Magazine, Feb-March, 2012, Page 56

Carla Hananiah, who won the John Coburn prize for Emerging Artists (2011)  has had her landscape painting entitled Purify (2009), featured in the most recent publication of Belle Magazine.

Hananiah's oil paintings on board, are a dream-like representation of the New Zealand and more recently, the Australia landscape.  Her bravura moody paintings celebrate the spectacle of elemental forces, the brute presence of volcanic masses, the purity and intensity of light.

CARLA HANANIAH WINS THE 2011 HORNSBY ART PRIZE

Congratulations to Carla Hananiah, winner of the 2011 Hornsby Art Prize. Carla was awarded the main acquisitive prize, which is valued at $5,000,for her painting My Delight.

The prize is Carla's second major prize in the last six months, following her recent win of the John Coburn Emerging Artist Award, a category of the Blake Prize.

Video Interview: Carla Hananiah

See Carla Hananiah, winner of the 2011 John Coburn Emerging Artist Award talk about her award winning work Refuge.
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Blacktown Art Prize

Carla Hananiah

 Hyun-Hee Lee

Damian Dillon

Congratulations to Vilma Bader, Damian Dillon, Carla Hananiah and Hyun-Hee Lee all of whom are finalists in the 2011 Blacktown Art Prize.

CARLA HANANIAH WINS THE JOHN COBURN EMERGING ARTIST AWARD!

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Artereal Gallery would like to congratulate Carla Hananiah on winning the 2011 John Coburn Emerging Artist Award! The prestigious $5,000 prize which comes under the auspices of the Blake Prize was announced last night at the opening of the Blake Prize exhibition which will be on display at the National Art School Gallery from 16 September - 15 October 2011.

The judges for the 2011 prize were; Pat Brassington, artist and Exhibitions Coordinator at Plimsoll Gallery,Tasmanian School of Art, University of Tasmania; Dr Julian Droogan, Lecturer at Macquarie University and Dr Blair French, Executive Director of Artspace Visual Arts Centre.

Commenting on Carla's winning painting Refuge the judges described the work as“a painted layering of mystery and illumination over an Australian landscape, asking the viewer to consider themes of religious refuge, homeland and becoming.”

“Being in the land at dawn and dusk is a spiritual experience for me. Referencing historical and contemporary notions of sublime, I am interested in capturing a romantic and spiritual landscape with an emphasis on the drama of colour and movement in an ever-changing sky. The psalms influence the titles of this poetry of place.” – Carla Hananiah (2011)

To see a catalogue of available works by Carla Hananiah please contact the gallery on 02 9818 7473 or rhianna@artereal.com.au

Carla Hananiah: Simple and Complex Notions of the Sublime...

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Simple and Complex Notions of the Sublime and the Beautiful.
By Carla Hananiah.
Published in COFA's The College Voice: Volume 9, Issue 1, Winter 2011
To read click here.

Carla Hananiah - Blake Prize Finalist

Artereal Gallery is very excited to recieve news that Carla Hananiah has been selected as a finalist in the prestigious 2011 Blake Prize  with her work entitled, Refuge. Congratulations Carla.

Carla Hananiah, Refuge, 2009, oil on board, 91.5 x 122 cm

Since its inception in 1951, The Blake Prize  has stimulated a fascinating dialogue between art and religion in all its manifestations in Australia. The Prize is named after the legendary British artist and poet William Blake (1757-1827) whose broad range of artistic and poetic innovations, visionary imagination and radical politics made him an outsider in his day.

The Prize was instigated by Jesuit priest, Michael Scott and a Jewish businessman, Richard Morley. They hoped that the establishment of such a prize would encourage artists of disparate styles and religious allegiances to create significant works of art with religious content.

Unlike other art prizes which are awarded for distinct genres such as landscape or portraiture, The Blake Prize has always invited a much more open, personal and idiosyncratic response, so much so that it has earned the criticism, ire and sometimes applause of critics and the public alike. After all, what is religious or spiritual art?

Carla Hananiah's "Heavenly Pictures" online at Australian Art Review

"Carla Hannaniah lives in the sky..."

If  you have not yet read our previous blog on Carla Hananiah's debut in Australian Art Review, the article is now online.

Carla discusses her painted depictions of the landscape of her childhood in New Zealand, the inspiration behind these works and the influence of the Romantic landscape tradition on her work. 

The online article unfortunately does not include all of the images available of Carla's artworks.

If  you are curious, click here to view more of Carla's 'heavenly' artworks...

Previous issues of Australian Art Review can be ordered online: http://www.artreview.com.au/latest-issue 

Carla Hananiah in the 2011 Waverly Art Prize....

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Congratulations to Carla Hananiah who is a current finalist in the 2011 Waverley Art Prize.

The Waverley Woollahra Arts Centre and Waverley Council established the Waverley Art Prize in 1985 and it has been held annually ever since. There is a judging panel of three art professionals and the Waverley Art Prize is open to artists from all over Australia.

This years judging panel included Ann Thomson (Artist), Larry McDonald (Charles Hewitt Gallery), Guy Maestri (Artist), Councillor Sally Betts (Mayor of Waverley).

Finalists in the prize will be exhibited at Waverly Woollahra Art School from Thursday 7 – Sunday 17 July 2011.

Carla Hananiah in Australian Art Review and on Youtube..

Carla Hananiah, Refuge, 2009, oil on board, 91.5 x 122 cm

Issue 25, the latest edition of Australian Art Review contains a three page article on Artereal artist Carla Hananiah. The article follows on from Carla's recent interview with arts writer Annemarie Lopez and discusses Carla's latest body of work Sublime which was exhibited at Artereal in April.

Carla's work has always been strongly influenced by music, a point which is illustrated through videos which show layer by layer how Carla paints and layers each work. The musical score for these films have been composed by Isaac Hananiah, Carla's husband.

To view more videos of Carla's work click here.

2010 Fisher's Ghost Art Award...

Carla Hananiah

Nigel Harrison

Congratulations to Carla Hananiah and Nigel Harrison who are both finalists in the 2010 Fisher's Ghost Art Award.

The award which is hosted by the Campbelltown Arts Centre is worth $20,000 and will be announced on the 5th November, 2010.

Norvill Art Prize

Carla Hananiah, Glorious, 2009, Oil on board, 91.5 x 122cm

Gary Smith, Silo, 2009, acrylic & pigment on canvas, 50 x 50cm

Congratulations to both Gary Smith and Carla Hananiah who are both finalists in the 2010 Norvill Art Prize.

The prize is a biennial $10,000 acquisitive prize for paintings of the Australian landscape. Established in 2000, the Norville Art Prize has gone on to become one of Australia's most prestigious landscape prizes.

The winner of the prize will be announced on 16th October, 2010.

2010 John Leslie Art Prize

Resplendent, 2009, Oil on board, 91.5 x 122cm

Congratulations to Carla Hananiah who is a finalist in the 2010 John Leslie Art Prize.

The John Leslie Art Prize is a biennial competition coordinated by the Gippsland Art Gallery in Sale, and is awarded for a painting on land-related themes. This year's theme is The Vision Splendid - Beauty in the Natural World.

The winner of the prize will be announced on the 1st of October.