AT the National Portrait Gallery today (Friday 2) Amiel Courtin-Wilson was declared the winner of the Digital Portraiture Award for his submission “Charles”.
As well as the award Amiel will receive $10,000 in cash and a residency at The Edge in Queensland valued at $15,ooo.
Amiel says he is touched that his work has been recognised.
He says: “I look forward to being able to continue to create images borne of simple but profound human interactions with this very generous amount of prize money.”
Amiel has been making films and working with moving image for over twenty years.
He attributes the win to his cinematographer Germain McMicking who has been creating work with him for over fifteen years.
Digital manager at the Portrait Gallery, Gillian Raymond was moved by the depth of Amiel’s portrait and the outstanding use of the digital medium to convey a story.
Gillian says: “The Digital Portraiture Award enables the National Portrait Gallery to actively challenge conservative notions of portraiture.
“This year’s finalists explore the boundaries between performance and portraiture, biology and portraiture, advertising and portraiture.
“They riff on themes of artistic disillusionment, self-discovery and the development of identity.”
“Charles” will be on display in the Digital Portraiture Award 2016 exhibition. Friday, December 2 until April 2017.
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