Award-winning artwork revealed as 'blatant copy' (opens original article in a new tab)

An artwork that won a $20,000 prize was found to be a copy of a 2011 painting by Nicholas Harding, leading to an investigation into the award's verification process.

• Award-winning artwork revealed as copy of Nicholas Harding's 2011 painting
• Art dealer calls the imitation 'blatant' and 'totally unacceptable'
• Award organizers and judges investigate ways to verify originality of future submissions