2025 Adult art section + award winners
Section Award Winners
Chosen from Adult Sections 1-11
SECTION 1
Open
Any subject, any medium.
‘Double Barred Finches’ - Catherine Stewart
First Prize: $2000
Sponsored By: St Margarets Anglican Girls School
‘Banksia Square’ - Carla Adams
Second Prize: $1000
Sponsored By: Owen Farming / Flat Chat Investments
‘Shadowed Lane’ - Beverley Tainton
Highly Commended
‘Adornment’ - Carolyn Ferguson
Highly Commended
‘Beneath the Shadows’ - Paula Starrs
Highly Commended
‘Beach III’ - Cathy Wilson
Highly Commended
SECTION 2
Local
“Horse Paddock” - Lesley Hawker
First Prize: $1000
Sponsored By: Smithfield Cattle Co
“Border of Resilience” - Rebecca Pfingst
Second Prize: $250
“My Mechanical World - Queen” - Mel Twidale
Highly Commended
“Mangroves & Corellas” - Karen Backus
Highly Commended
“Golden Eagle” - Teeny Runzer
Highly Commended
“Untitled 1” - Angela Edwards
Highly Commended
SECTION 3
Watercolour
“Charlotte Plains” - Christine Porter
First Prize: $500
Sponsored By: Stuartholme School
“Mother of Twins II” - Belinda Perkins
Second Prize: $200
Sponsored By: St Peters Lutheran College
“Salt Spoons + Key” - Janet Doyle
Highly Commended
“Squished in Life” - Joanne Jones
Highly Commended
“No Laughing Matter - NSW Bushfires” - Lisa Sherratt
Highly Commended
SECTION 4
Drawing & Graphics
Works using predominantly drawing techniques.
“Bunch of Banksia’s” - Carla Adams
First Prize: $200
Sponsored By: Border Vet Surgery
“Working Hands” - Jack Henry
Highly Commended
“Gum Jumble” - Louise McKinnon
Highly Commended
SECTION 5
Printmaking
Works wholly or partly comprising any method of print making, framed or mounted ready to hang.
“In Amongst the Banksia” - Vida Pearson
First Prize: $200
Sponsored by: The Southport School
“Good Morning” - Vida Pearson
Second Prize: $50
“Pageboy Ben” - Carolyn Ferguson
Highly Commended
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.
“Murray River” - Meredith Howse
Second Prize: $200
““Beach I” - Cathy Wilson
Highly Commended
“House on the Hill III” - Nerida Woolley
Highly Commended
First Prize: $500
Sponsored By: Stuartholme School
“Tranquility” - Vivien Tanner
SECTION 7
Miniature
Any subject, any medium. Actual work to measure no more than 10cm square. Frame by be any size.
“Echo of Grace” - Wilma Ten Cate
First Prize: $200
Sponsored By: Goondiwindi Tyre Service
“You Stayed Close” - Robyn Beeston
Highly Commended
“Pearl Earring” - Tenyka Jay
Highly Commended
SECTION 8
Human Form
Any medium, any technique.
“A Few Good Men - Belinda Perkins
First Prize: $200
“Hopscotch” - Kylie Van Tol
Highly Commended
“Your Throw” - Kylie Van Tol
Highly Commended
SECTION 9
3D
Any subject, any medium, any technique. Must be ready for display.
“Smoko in the Meadow” - Angus Wilson
First Prize: $500
Sponsored By: Kate Owen Studio
“Bountiful Blossoms (2 Pieces) - Susanne Fraser
Second Prize: $500
Sponsored By: The Southport School
“Untitled 3” - Angela Edwards
Highly Commended
“Untitled 3” - Jane Peterkin
Highly Commended
“Teatree Flower Round Vase” - Karen Backus
Highly Commended
“They Danced by the Light of the Moon Diptych” - Carolyn Ferguson
Highly Commended
SECTION 10
New Exhibitor
For artists who have never exhibited before in Aspects.
“Adorable Amongst the Rocks” - Jane Morgan
First Prize: $500
Sponsored By: M and T Crothers
“My Mechanical World” - Mel Twidale
Second Prize: $200
Sponsored By: Engage and Create Consulting
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“Rice Noodle BBQ” - Alexandra Smith
Highly Commended
SECTION 11
Still Life
Works depicting a collection of inanimate objects arranged together in a specific way.
“Potluck” - Lisa West
First Prize: $500
Sponsored By: Wilson Farming
“Native Still Life” - Catherine Stewart
Second Prize: $200