When I won that art prize (part 1) – Prudence Flint

Summary: Golden moments from the archives! While I'm busy updating my YouTube channel and taking a break from new interviews, I'm thrilled to bring you a new series featuring clips from past podcast guests.<br> In my first series 'When I won that art prize' I look back at conversations I've had with painters about their experiences with winning awards. Although there are plenty of upsides (the prize money being one of the main ones) it's not always a positive experience!<br> <br> In 2017 (ep 35), I chatted with the fabulous Prudence Flint. No stranger to art prizes, she has won the Portia Geach Memorial Award, the Len Fox Painting Award and has been shortlisted in the Archibald seven times. But when I asked her what it was like winning the Doug Moran National Portrait prize in 2004, with prize money of $100,000, her response was not what you might expect.<br> Links<br> <br> * <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2017/11/12/ep-35-prudence-flint/">Full TWP Prudence Flint interview - episode 35</a><br> * <a href="https://prudenceflint.com/">Prudence Flint website</a><br> * <a href="https://www.instagram.com/prudenceflint/?hl=en">Prudence Flint on Instagram</a><br> * <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOTbvBR1fCM">Prudence Flint's studio on TWP YouTube channel</a><br> * <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingwithPaintersthepodcast">Talking with Painters YouTube channel</a><br> * <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-good-oil/id1678059340">The Good Oil Podcast with Graeme Douglas</a><br> * <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/newsletter-signup/">Subscribe to the Talking with Painters newsletter</a><br> <br> <br> <br> ‘A Fine Romance #9’, 2004, oil on linen, 117 x 82cm<br> <br> Winner of Doug Moran National Portrait Prize 2004<br> <br> <br> <br> ‘Baby’, 2015,  oil on linen, 105 x 90.5cm<br> <br> Finalist in Archibald Portrait Prize 2015