This annual award celebrates its tenth edition, with two submissions receiving a share in a $3,000 prize pool, and a People’s Choice Award.
This year twenty-eight emerging artists showcase their works: Alexis Orosa, Anastasia Comelli, Bec Smith, Cate Laidler, Claudia Peck, Daniel McAuley, Emme Southey, Fiona Davey, Hazel Lanyon, Holly Hunt, Indy Heath, Jacinta Maude, Jent Do, Jesslyn Murphy, JJ Le, Justin Legaspi, Kylie Jayne, Natalie G Daskalou, Rhys Parkinson, Ruby Li, Samira Khadivizand, Sophia Slaney-Marsch, Steph Everett, Sze Yek, Vanessa Vun, Yiming Wang, Zahra O’Dea, and Zoe Kamarinos.
Emerging Artist Award 2024 Winner: Felix Oliver, Dripping palms, inkjet print on Platine paper, American oak, UV glass, 63 × 44.5cm. Courtesy the artist and fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne
fortyfivedownstairs
8 to 19 July 2025
Melbourne
