TIM JOHNSON Finalist in the Mosman Art Prize

September 13, 2024

Tim Johnson has been announced as a finalist in the 2023 Mosman Art Prize! This is the longest running and most prestigious municipal art prize in Australia. Winning entries form the basis of the Mosman Art Collection, a valuable and historic collection that surveys Australian painting since 1947. The Mosman Art Prize is an acquisitive award of $50,000 sponsored by Mosman Council.

Tim Johnson is a Sydney artist whose career began in the 1960s. His artistic practices influenced by conceptual art, encompass an extensive range of media, from performance art, live music, photography and painting and have been at the forefront of contemporary art practice in Australia. He is important in the debate of post modern cross–cultural referencing and appropriation as well as discussions about Australia’s interconnection with Asia and Eastern philosophy in comparison to our Western heritage.

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Image caption: Tim Johnson, ‘Dorje Drakchen’, 2023, acrylic on linen, 152 x 122 cm