Congratulations to Neil Haddon whose work, ‘Portrait with Paperchains’, was declared the winner of the City of Whyalla Art Prize 2009 on Friday 16 October.

The Whyalla Art Prize was established in 1972 to promote contemporary art and has developed into a significant award. It is an acquisitive award and is worth $25,000 to the winner.

The exhibition continues until 13 November at the Middleback Theatre, 141a Nicholson Avenue, Whyalla.

Portrait with Paperchains 2008
Partially abraded high gloss enamel and oil paint on aluminium
170 x 150 cm

Matt Coyle’s work is included in the exhibition Horror, Come Darkness at the Macquarie University Art Gallery.

The exhibition has been curated by Rhonda Davis, the Senior Curator at Macquarie University Art Gallery. The contemporary artists featured in the exhibition investigate the dread of horror using a number of schemas to simulate its affects - cinematic and literary sources, technological visualisation, painting, stills, installation, and video and sound devices.

Rhonda Davis describes Matt’s work: ‘The phantasmagorical quality of Matt Coyle’s detailed work recreates multiple narratives through a unique linear depth and control of the image. The supposition of the works infuses a hypnotic gaze upon viewers as a sense of the mysterious overcomes our sensibilities.’

It continues until 11 November.

The Card Reader 2008
Pen on paper
33 x 53 cm