The New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata hosts the biennial Adam Portraiture Award competition, New Zealand's premier portrait prize.[1] The first competition was held in 2000 as the National Portrait Competition, and since 2002 has been funded by the Adam Foundation. Since 2006, the winning entry has become part of the Gallery's permanent collection.[2]

Winners

Year Artist Winning work
2022 Jessica Gurnsey Lady Day
2020 Sacha Lees Sometimes an outline coloured in
2018 Logan Moffat Elam
2016Andre Bronnimann Sisters
2014Henry Christian Slane Tim
2012Stephen Martyn Welch 3 Nights, A Mirror & Loads Of Coffee
2010Harriet Bright Kayte
2008Irene Ferguson The Blue Girl (Johanna Sanders in her back yard)
2006Freeman White Portrait of Hans
2004Ryuzo Nishida Self Portrait
2002Marianne Muggeridge Meren and Josie
2000Marianne Muggeridge Lucy in her Green Dress

References

  1. "The Adam Portraiture Award 2020". Wallace Arts Trust. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. "Adam Portraiture Award". nzportraitgallery.org.nz.
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