Camden Art Prize winners

In the garden at the front of the Camden Civic Centre, there are two sculptures many people have forgotten about. The artists won prizes at the annual Camden Art Prize held at the Camden Civic Centre.

The Camden Art Prize is an important local festival which has been running since 1974. The inaugural prize was initiated under the direction of Camden Municipal Art Festival Committee Chairman, Mayor Bruce Ferguson. The acquisitive award was established with the aim of creating the Camden Municipal Art Collection. (Catalogue, 44th Camden Art Prize 2019)

‘Crossroads’ by Diego Latella (1977)

Diego Latella is a painter, sculptor, teacher and printmaker who studied in Sydney, New York and Italy. He arrived in Australia from Italy in 1955 and held his first solo exhibition in 1973. He has won several awards in Australia and overseas for his art, including the Camden Art Prize in 1977 for his sculpture ‘Crossroads’. (https://www.aasd.com.au/artist/15269-diego-latella/)

‘Space’ by Irene Carroll (1994)

Irene Carroll is a painter, sculptor, photographer and printmaker from Farmborough Heights on the NSW South Coast, and works in a variety of mediums, including mediums wood, metal, concrete, bronze, mosaics, and silk. Born in Holland, she studied in Australia.

Carroll states in her biography:

My work evolves from the materials available and the space and time I am in. It pays homage to the struggle to find identity. I develop and explore, creating unity, harmony and balance in the materials I work with. I rarely plan, working instinctively allowing the materials to guide the final result.

https://sculptorssociety.com/sculptors/irene-carroll/

Carroll’s work ‘Space’ won the 20th Camden Art Prize in 1994.

Updated 23 December 2023. Originally posted on 22 December 2023.