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		The Melbourne Art Fair Foundation Awards for the Visual Arts were established to celebrate innovation and excellence in the Australian visual arts sector. Two awards will be given by the Foundation every two years. The first recognises the outstanding achievement made by an Australian Artist. This individual/collective will have created a significant body of work and one that has had a significant impact on Australian contemporary art practice. The second Award recognises the outstanding contribution made by an Australian who has developed and demonstrated an unwavering commitment to progress the status of contemporary Australian art nationally and beyond. The Award itself is a work of art. The small bronze sculpture created by Marea Gazzard is a fitting symbol of the integrity of the Awards and for those who will receive them. The Melbourne Art Fair Foundation Awards for the Visual Arts 2007 were held 18 October at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. The 2007 Award recipients were Artist Peter Booth and Visionary Gordon Darling AC CMG and Marilyn Darling. The inaugural 2005 Award recipients were Artist James Gleeson AO and Visionary James Mollison AO.