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Daniel Boyd receives inaugural Young Artist Award with $10,000 residency funding

award · 2026-04-20

Daniel Boyd, aged 33, has secured the first Young Artist Award presented by the Melbourne Art Foundation Awards for the Visual Arts. This recognition includes financial support reaching $10,000 to facilitate an international residency opportunity. Boyd previously won the Bulgari Art Award in 2014 for his painting Untitled (2014), a prize dedicated to advancing contemporary Australian painting. The Australian newspaper reported on this development.

Key facts

  • Daniel Boyd won the inaugural Young Artist Award
  • The award is part of the Melbourne Art Foundation Awards for the Visual Arts
  • He receives up to $10,000 for an international residency
  • Boyd is 33 years old
  • He previously won the Bulgari Art Award in 2014
  • The Bulgari Art Award supports contemporary Australian painting
  • His winning work in 2014 was Untitled (2014)
  • The Australian reported on the award

Entities

Artists

  • Daniel Boyd

Institutions

  • Melbourne Art Foundation
  • The Australian

Locations

  • Melbourne
  • Australia

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