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!

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.

‘A Fine Romance #9’, 2004, oil on linen, 117 x 82cm

Winner of Doug Moran National Portrait Prize 2004

‘Baby’, 2015,  oil on linen, 105 x 90.5cm

Finalist in Archibald Portrait Prize 2015