Glover Prize

Glover Prize
Awarded for"The work judged the best contemporary painting of the Tasmanian landscape"
CountryTasmania, Australia
Presented byJohn Glover Society
First award2004
Currently held byJennifer Riddle, 2022
Websitehttp://www.johnglover.com.au

The Glover Prize is an Australian annual art prize awarded for paintings of the landscape of Tasmania The prize was inaugurated in 2004 by the John Glover Society, based in Evandale, Tasmania, in honour of the work of British-born landscape painter John Glover, who lived and painted in the area from 1832 until his death in 1849. The current prize amount of A$ 50,000 is the highest for landscape painting in Australia. The 2012 award was controversial: the winning picture included a depiction of convicted Port Arthur massacre spree killer Martin Bryant in the landscape of Port Arthur.

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