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Almost 200 pieces were entered into this year’s Tasmanian Women’s Art Prize, before judges had the hard decision of reducing the number down to just 25 finalists. The finalists were announced on Monday and are in the running for the $15,000 acquisitive prize by the Trawalla Foundation, the $3000 Bell Bay Aluminium People’s Choice Award and the $1500 Zonta Emerging Artist prize. The artists include Diane Allison, Kelly Austin, Andrea Barker, Erin Brandall, Karin Chan, Selena de Carvalho, Kylie Elkington, Abigail Giblin, Jane Giblin, Elaine Green, Rosie Hastie, Eloise Kirk, Nancy Mauro-Flude, Shauna Mayben, Mish Meijers, Georgia Morgan, Anne Morrison, Eva Nilssen, Nicole Robson, Kelly Marie Slater, Georgia Spain, Gabbee Stolp, Cassie Sullivan, Meg Walch and Molly Woof. The state’s only female art competition was relaunched in 2018 and for its fourth year the judges…