Art News
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National Indigenous Art Fair returns for seventh year
Celebrating its seventh year, the 2026 edition of the National Indigenous Art Fair runs 3 to 5 July 2026 at The Cutaway Barangaroo, Sydney.
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Elena Churilova wins 2026 The Percival Portrait Painting Prize
Brisbane-based artist Elena Churilova has won the $40,000 acquisitive 2026 The Percival Portrait Painting Prize.
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Jo Scicluna wins 2026 Omnia Art Prize
The $15,000 Major Prize in the 2026 Omnia Art Prize & Exhibition has been awarded to Melbourne-based artist Jo Scicluna for Where the Land Remembers You #2.
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Monica Rani Rudhar wins 2026 Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize
Sydney-based Monica Rani Rudhar has won the $35,000 acquisitive Professional Artist Prize in the 2026 Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize.
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Richard Lewer wins 2026 Archibald Prize
Melbourne-based artist Richard Lewer has won the $100,000 2026 Archibald Prize for his portrait of Iluwanti Ken.
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Gaypalani Waṉambi wins 2026 Wynne Prize
Yolŋu artist Gaypalani Waṉambi has won the $50,000 2026 Wynne Prize for her etching on metal depicting Wuyal, an important ancestor of the Marrakulu clan.
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Lucy Culliton wins 2026 Sulman Prize
New South Wales artist Lucy Culliton has won the $40,000 2026 Sir John Sulman Prize for an intricately detailed painting of her greyhound, Toolah.
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Sean Layh wins 2026 Packing Room Prize
Melbourne-based Sean Layh has won the 2026 Packing Room Prize for his portrait of Australian actor Jacob Collins as Hamlet.
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David Egan wins 2026 Bayside Painting Prize
Selected from forty-nine finalists, the 2026 Bayside Painting Prize winner is Melbourne-based David Egan for Decreation machine, 2025.
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Marvene Ash wins 2026 Local Contemporary Art Prize
Sunshine Coast Hinterland-based Marvene Ash won the $5,000 acquisitive 2026 Local Contemporary Art Prize for Studio furniture (hare hiding).
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Moorina Bonini, Tarni Eastwood receive 2026 galang Residency
Moorina Bonini and Tarni Eastwood have been named the 2026 recipients of the galang Residency – now in its fourth year.
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Tommy Carman receives 2026 Prudence MacLeod Prize
Tommy Carman is the 2026 Prudence MacLeod Prize recipient, which offers a recent National Art School graduate a six-month residency at Acme Studios, London.
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