Held every two years by the Australian Tapestry Workshop (ATW) these unique awards celebrate creativity and excellence in contemporary tapestry, and are the most prestigious small tapestry awards in Australasia.
The Kate Derum Award for Small Tapestries honours Kate Derum and her significant contribution to tapestry as an artist, weaver, teacher, mentor and former Deputy Director/Studio Manager of the ATW. Generously supported by Susan Morgan, the award is open to all professional Australian and International tapestry artists.
The Irene Davies Emerging Artist Award for Small Tapestries was established to support early-career weavers in the first five years of their tapestry practice. Alayne and Alan Davies generously support the award, in memory of their mother Irene Davies, a tapestry enthusiast and avid supporter of the ATW.
Kate Derum Award for Small Tapestries: $5,000 AUD
A non-acquisitive award for established artists.
Irene Davies Emerging Artist Award for Small Tapestries: $1,000 AUD
A non-acquisitive award for artists in the first five years of their tapestry practice.
Entries must be a hand woven tapestry, defined as ‘a weft-faced fabric with discontinuous wefts’. Entry dimensions must not exceed 30cm(h) x 30cm(w) x 2cm(d).
Kate Derum Award Finalists: Cos Ahmet (United Kingdom), Anne-Elise Angas (United Kingdom), Patricia Armour (New Zealand), Ewa Bartosz Mazus (Poland), Anet Busgaard (Denmark), Chris Cochius, David Cochrane (United Kingdom), Daniela Contreras (Chile), Amy Cornall, Ilona Demecs, Michelle Driver, Annika Ekdahl (Sweden), Vladimira Fillion-Wackenreuther (Canada), Mihaela Mirela Grigore (Romania), Kirsten Glasbrook (United Kingdom), Brenda Goggs, Saffron Lily Gordon, Timothy Gresham, Alice Hannigan (United Kingdom), Joyce Hayes (United States), Rachel Hine, Fiona Hutchison (United Kingdom), Margaret Jones (United Kingdom), Aino Kajaniemi (Finland), Valerie Kirk, Miranda Legge, Sara Lindsay, Velga Lukaza (Latvia), Louise Martin (United Kingdom), Kayla Mattes (United States), Natalie Miller, Ulrikka Mokdad (Denmark), Tea Okropiridze (United States), Judit Pazmany (Hungary), Caron Penney (United Kingdom), Elizabeth Radcliffe (United Kingdom), Ellen Ramsey (United States), Julia Rapinoe (United States), Shubhankar Ray (India), Britt Salt, Christine Sawyer (United Kingdom), Jennifer Sharpe, Beth Smith (United Kingdom), Joy Smith, Shunyam Smith, Joanna Soroka (United Kingdom), Katharine Swailes (United Kingdom), Cheryl Thornton, Emma Jo Webster (United Kingdom), Sue Weir (New Zealand), Irja West, Greg Wood, Priyanka Yadav (India)
Irene Davies Emerging Artist Award Finalists: Sabine Azlauska (Latvia), Alexandra Baciu (Romania), Chloe Bensahel (France), Joanne Briffett (United Kingdom), Nazli Cetiner Serinkaya (Turkey), Aurélie Chéne (France), Julie Davies (United Kingdom), Allie Dudley (United States), Phillippa Edwards (Germany), Heidi Flaxman (United Kingdom), Danting Ge (China), Ady González (Chile), Constanza Guerrero (Chile), Aaron Harris (United Kingdom), Monica Jimenez-Garcia (Mexico), Eliza Kleine (Latvia), Suzanne Knight, Lin Li (China), Yilei Lin (China), Cristina Mariani (Italy), Leonor Morales (Chile), Kelly Morris, Abbey Murray, Manjari Murugesan (India), Nancy Nordquist (United States), Yunuen Perez, Ana Petidis, Anubha Sood (United States), Emma Straw (United Kingdom), Jane Theau, Wen Zhou (China).
