Recipients for the 2026 Country Road + NGV First Nations Commissions have been announced. Celebrating its second edition, the national, biennial mentorship and exhibition program pairs an outstanding emerging Australian First Nations artist or designer with an esteemed industry leader from each Australian state and territory, culminating in a major exhibition – FUTURE COUNTRY, running at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, 20 March to 13 September 2026.
2026 Country Road + NGV First Nations Commissions recipient Katie West (WA)
Courtesy the artist and Country Road + NGV First Nations Commissions
2026 recipients: Brook Andrew (Mentor) and Jahkarli Romanis (VIC), Clothilde Bullen (Mentor) and Katie West (WA), Megan Cope (Mentor) and Boneta-Marie Mabo (QLD), Brenda L Croft (Mentor) and Paul Girrawah House (ACT), Karla Dickens (Mentor) and Charlotte Allingham (Coffinbirth) (NSW), Lola Greeno (Mentor) and Nunami Sculthorpe-Green (TAS), Doreen Jinggarrabarra (Mentor) and Stephanie Ali (NT), and Yhonnie Scarce (Mentor) and Carly Tarkari Dodd (SA).
ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition/future-country-country-road-first-nations-commissions
