Abigail O’Brien, President of the RHA, was delighted to announce artist, Marcel Vidal as the recipient of The Hennessy Craig Award 2019 at the RHA Gallery, yesterday evening!
This generous prize, the largest painting prize in Ireland, awards €20,000 to a painter under the age of 35, who has exhibited in the open submission section of the RHA Annual exhibition and who has studied at a recognised art college in Ireland, as per the terms of the bequest of the estate of Patrick Hennessy and Henry Robertson Craig.
Exhibition of the 10 shortlisted artists showing at the RHA until 20 October.
See more here:
http://www.rhagallery.ie/marcel-vidal-awarded-the-hennessy-craig-award-2019/