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Australian Decorative Fine Arts Society (Sydney) Award 2009

Article released: Monday, 12 October, 2009

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COFA proudly presents the 2009 Australian Decorative Fine Arts Society (ADFAS) Scholarship Exhibition, showcasing the work of the nine award nominees.
 
The ADFAS Scholarship Prize, first awarded in 2000, was established to foster interest and excellence in the decorative and fine arts, and to cultivate an appreciation of practice.
 
The Australian Decorative Fine Arts Society (ADFAS) was formed in 1989 and co-ordinates the activities of the 31 Decorative and Fine Arts Societies located in major cities and regional areas throughout Australia. Their aim is the “promotion and advancement of aesthetic education, the cultivation and study of the decorative and fine arts and the preservation of our cultural and artistic heritage.”

COFA congratulates the ADFAS award winners.
The winner of the ADFAS Award 2009 was Pheobe Boyle. Phoebe wins the award with a body of works: Digital Animation, Drawing With Light, The Pinup and the Animals, Second of the Primary #1, and Sarah, 4:40
The winner of the ADFAS Encouragement Award for 2009 was Dallas Gillespie.
 
This year, nine nominees were chosen to showcase their exhibits at the COFASpace Gallery. The students chosen to exhibit were:

• Alicia Wall
• Elyse Watkins
• Joshua Lincoln
• Allison Bisshop
• Phoebe Boyle
• Simon Wheeldon
• Gemma Messih
• Dallas Gillespie
• Elliott Mackie