Harrie Fasher wins A$70,000 Sculpture by the Sea award
Her steel and bronze sculpture, Unveiling the Edges of the Sky, is among more than 100 works exhibited between Bondi and Tamarama.
Artist Harrie Fasher has received the A$70,000 Aqualand Sculpture Award at Sydney’s Sculpture by the Sea for Unveiling the Edges of the Sky, an abstract sculpture made by hand using steel and bronze.
The award was presented at Marks Park. Measuring six metres in height and five metres in length, the winning piece features in Fasher’s sixth appearance at the Bondi exhibition.
Fasher works from Portland in the New South Wales Central Tablelands and is known for large sculptures depicting horses and people. Her work Transition won the top prize at Sculpture by the Sea’s Cottesloe exhibition in WA in 2018.
In a statement, Fasher dedicated her award to women, including artists and those whose work makes the exhibition possible.
Now in its 28th edition, the free outdoor exhibition features more than 100 sculptures from Australian and international artists. More than 30 artists are exhibiting for the first time, among them First Nations artist David Doyle and installation artist James Tapscott.
Works on display also include a chrome figure by Chen Wenling and Tim Storrier AM’s copper sculpture Wayfarer. The exhibition runs along the coastal walk linking Bondi and Tamarama from 16 October to 2 November.
