2017

In 2017 Geelong Gallery hosted the 2017 Archibald Prize, which attracted 58,270 visitors. 

Deputy Director, Penny Whitehead, joined Geelong Gallery in 2017. Whitehead shares wealth of knowledge in areas such as marketing, sponsorship and communications strategies.

Dianne Fogwell was the recipient of the 2017 Geelong acquisitive print awards and Clare Humphries was the winner of the Ursula Hoff Institute award. For the first time, an additional artist, Peter Garnick, was selected by the judging panel to undertake a 5-day printmaking residency generously provided by Queenscliff Gallery and Workshop.