01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Anneke Jamieson's The promotion, with Footnotes. #236

Anneke Jamieson

The promotion, c. 2021

Acrylic and oil on canvas board

61 x 46 cm

Memorial's National Collection

A portrait portraying the conflict between being a mother and an Army service member has won a prestigious art prize, run by the Australian War Memorial.

Retired major Anneke Jamieson won the 2022 Napier Waller Art Prize for her portrait titled The Promotion.

In her artist's statement, Mrs Jamieson said The Promotion was an expression of her conflict between being a mother and being a service member in the Army. More on this work

‘The Promotion’ mirrors the traditional Australian military portrait: a plain grey backdrop with an Australian flag framing an impeccably dressed military member looking straight into the camera – their eyes directly engaging you with the intensity and focus of service.

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