Mickey Smith and Kāryn Taylor win awards at the Molly Morpeth

Congratulations to Mickey Smith and Kāryn Taylor who were shortlisted for two awards at the Molly Morpeth Canaday Awards 2025. Smith received the Our Place Magazine Merit Award, which gives the artist a 3 page feature in Our Place magazine valued at $4,500. Taylor received the Gordon Harris Merit Award with a financial contribution from the art supplies company. Both artists extended their grateful thanks for the acknowledgement and support from the judges and sponsors. 

 

Sanderson wishes to congratulate all the shortlisted and winning artists and to thank the organising team of the award including Lynette Fisher, curator Aimee Ratana, guest judge Sonya Korohina and the preliminary judges Fiona Jack, James Gatt and Elliot Collins. 

 

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Featured:

 

1) Mickey Smith, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, 2024, Archival pigment print on rag paper, 1300mm x 1300mm x 60mm 

2) Kāryn Taylor, Dual State, 2024, moving digital object, latex, steel 110mm x 1900mm x 650mm

3) Visitor at the awards night

4) Mickey Smith giving thank you speech

February 17, 2025