Congratulations to Nikki Main from ACT who won the major prize in the 2010 Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize (TM). Nikki takes home $50,000 in prize money.
Nikki Main with her winning glass sculpture, Flood Stones
People's Choice Award 2010
Indiana James with his sculpture which won the People's Choice in 2010
A wedge-tail eagle assembled from recycled metal has caught the imaginations of visitors to the Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize™.
Kingscote artist Indiana James has won the coveted People’s Choice Award in the 2010.
The well-known artist has won $5,000 for his highly commended sculpture Restraint – Wedge-tailed Eagle. A record 5401 people cast their votes in this year’s exhibition, with Indiana’s work being the standout favourite.
Winners in each category
In each of the four categories paintings; works on paper; sculpture and objects and The Waterhouse Youth Art Prize (TM), there were first, second and third prizes awarded. Click here to view winners in each category
Highly Commended
Eighteen artworks were highly commended. This is indicated under the description of each artwork in the list of finalists.
Have you entered the competition? We want to hear from you.
The SA Museum seeks to improve the running of the Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize (TM). Below is a questionnaire to capture the opinions of entrants. Please take some time to fill it out and return it - your feedback is valuable.
Click below to see footage from the 2009 competition, launch night and exhibition.
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Exhibition at the South Australian Museum a great success
More than 10,000 people visited the exhibition of winners and finalists in the Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize (TM) 2010 in the Special Exhibition Gallery at the South Australian Museum.
