2026 Adult art section + award winners
Section Award Winners
Chosen from Adult Sections 1-11
SECTION 1
Open
Any subject, any medium.
‘Treehouse’ - Kate Owen
First Prize: $2000
Sponsored By: St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School
‘A Moment in Evening Light” - Amy Robinson
Second Prize: $1000
Sponsored By: Owen Farming
“Beside the Waterhole - A Parrot Study” - Catherine Stewart
Highly Commended
“Come to the table” - Lisa West
Highly Commended
“Gum Flowers in a Gold Rush Jar” - Amy Robinson
Highly Commended
“Space between two things” - Lesley Hawker
Highly Commended
“Out of the Heat - Red-Tailed Blacks” - Dario Zanesco
Highly Commended
SECTION 2
Local
“Get to the Chopper” - Paul Fairweather
First Prize: $1000
Sponsored By: Smithfield Cattle Co
“The Joyful Muse” - Kate Owen
Second Prize: $250
“The Canary” - Tommy Pall
Highly Commended
“Easement” - Lesley Hawker
Highly Commended
SECTION 3
Watercolour
“Hat 19” - Janet Doyle
First Prize: $500
“Rangeland William” - Belinda Perkins
Second Prize: $200
Sponsored by: St Peters Lutheran School
“Bushland King” - Alex Louisa
Highly Commended
“Merino Group” - Belinda Perkins
Highly Commended
SECTION 4
Drawing & Graphics
Works using predominantly drawing techniques.
“Nude Study 2” - Catherine Strewart
First Prize: $200
Sponsored By: Border Vet Surgery
“Nowhere to Be” - Shanay Manitzy
Highly Commended
SECTION 5
Printmaking
Works wholly or partly comprising any method of print making, framed or mounted ready to hang.
“Cape to Cape” - Jane Henry
First Prize: $200
Sponsored by: The Southport School
“Catch and Keep or Catch and Release” - Carolyn Ferguson
Second Prize: $50
Sponsored by: Jenepher Wilson
SECTION 6
Landscape
Works depicting natural scenery. Works may capture mountains, valleys, bodies of water, fields, forests and coasts. They may include man-made structures and people.
“Perfect Calm” - Vivien Tanner
Second Prize: $200
“Shadowed Hill 2” - Alison Murphy
Highly Commended
“Untitled” - Peta Moore
Highly Commended
First Prize: $500
“The Road Home” - Jane Henry
“Finding the Quiet Hours” - Kate Pittas
Highly Commended
SECTION 7
Miniature
Any subject, any medium. Actual work to measure no more than 10cm square. Frame by be any size.
“My Favourite Spot” - Jane Henry
First Prize: $200
Sponsored By: Goondiwindi Tyre Service
“A Small Moment” - Amy Robinson
Highly Commended
“G&T” - Janet Doyle
Highly Commended
SECTION 8
Human Form
Any medium, any technique.
“Charlotte” - Catherine Stewart
First Prize: $200
Sponsored by: Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie)
“Lazy Sunday Afternoon” - Kate Mitchell
Highly Commended
Figure Form Study - Angela Hart
Highly Commended
SECTION 9
3D
Any subject, any medium, any technique. Must be ready for display.
“Macintyre Bees” - Angus Wilson
First Prize: $500
Sponsored By: Kate Owen Studio
“Gumnut Blossom” - Karen Backus
Second Prize: $500
Sponsored By: The Southport School
“For the Love of Clay” - Angela Edwards
Highly Commended
“Red Centre” - Molly Galpin
Highly Commended
SECTION 10
New Exhibitor
For artists who have never exhibited before in Aspects.
“Whispers of Evening” - Amy Robinson
First Prize: $500
Sponsored By: M and T Crothers
“Intersect” - Kirsten Chambers
Second Prize: $200
Sponsored By: Engage and Create Consulting
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“A Simple Life” - Darlsie Lietzow
Highly Commended
“Beauty Gorge” - Christopher Sullivan
Highly Commended
SECTION 11
Still Life
Works depicting a collection of inanimate objects arranged together in a specific way.
“Veitchs Blue with Brush Cherry Blossoms
First Prize: $500
Sponsored By: Wilson Farming
“Tether” - Lisa West
Second Prize: $250
Sponsored by: Anglican Church Grammar School
“Lunch Time #4” - Karen Cunning
Highly Commended
“Lemon and Lavender” - Amy Robinson
Highly Commended