About The d’Arcy Doyle Art Awards
The Awards is a fitting tribute to one of Australia’s most popular artists, d’Arcy Doyle. Doyle lived and painted in Mudgeeraba from 1973 till his death in 2001.
Between 1986 and 1993, d’Arcy Doyle was Australia’s top selling artist, both in quantity and money value. Doyle painted mainly landscapes, horses and typically Australian characters. Apart from his art, this Awards will help perpetuate his name into the future.
The d’Arcy Doyle Art Awards was originally created to encourage emerging artists and has quickly gained a reputation for good quality art at reasonable prices. The Doyles, as colloquially known, now receives entries from top professional artists. A win at The Doyles has been an important stepping stone in each winning artist’s career. Indeed, all winners from the past seven years are now full-time professional artists. Hopefully this trend will continue.
Advertisements for 2012 entry will appear in The Australian Artists Magazine, Artist’s Palette Magazine, Money for Art (N.A.V.A.) and Queensland Art Workers Alliance.
The d’Arcy Doyle Art Awards is a non-profit organisation that aims to provide an avenue for local artists to display their talents.