Art News
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Ryan Presley wins Telstra Art Award in 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards
Ryan Presley has won the $100,000 non-acquisitive Telstra Art Award in the 2026 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards.
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Robert Fielding wins 2026 Hadley’s Art Prize
Robert Fielding has won the $100,000 acquisitive Hadley’s Art Prize for a work where stacked abandoned car wrecks become embodiments of Country.
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Glenn Loughrey wins 2026 Mandorla Art Award
What is Truth? “I was afraid, because I was naked: and I hid myself” – Genesis 3:10 was the 2026 theme of this biennial Christian art prize.
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Jacqueline Hennessy wins Holding Redlich People’s Choice Award in the 28th Salon des Refusés
Eliza, an oil on linen portrait of artist Eliza Gosse, has won the Holding Redlich People’s Choice Award in the 28th Salon des Refusés.
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Olivia O’Connor wins 2026 Tina Wentcher Sculpture Prize
Olivia O’Connor has won the Tina Wentcher Sculpture Prize in the Association of Sculptors of Victoria 2026 Annual and Awards Exhibition.
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Gillian Govan wins 2026 Art Almanac Award
Melbourne-based Gillian Govan has won the Art Almanac Award in the Association of Sculptors of Victoria 2026 Annual and Awards Exhibition.
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Sydney Contemporary announces Talks 2026 program
Sydney Contemporary’s Talks 2026 program features over thirty artists, curators, designers, collectors, and cultural leaders.
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Adam Mandarano wins 2026 Burwood Art Prize
Known for bold, abstract colours, and intricate textures, Sydney-based artist Adam Mandarano has won the $20,000 acquisitive prize.
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Lauren Blunden wins 16–18 year olds 2026 Young Archie
Using three overlapping figures, Between narrates the transition into adulthood and struggle grappling with identity, passions, and pursuits.
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Akie Haga wins People’s Choice Award in 2026 Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize
Inspired by the quiet presence of flannel flowers, Haga's glass crown is a meditation on belonging, memory, and renewal.
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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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