By Sonia Isaacs
WITTA artist David Bongiorno has been short listed as a 2024 finalist in the Lethbridge 20,000 Art Award for his still life genre oil painting, ‘Zucchini Soup’. Conondale artist, Tania Small, has also been shortlisted for the award.
David said he was extremely pleased to be nominated as a finalist.
“It is a highly respected prize for representational artists and the calibre is so high,” he said.
“To be short listed is quite an honour and a validation of your practice.”
With a first prize of $20 000, the Lethbridge Art Award is open to national and international artists for small-scale artworks.
Judging is based on equally evaluated criteria of creativity, originality, and skill, with the winner announced July 13. www.lethbridgegallery.com