23/05/2026
Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith art award 2026 Finalists Announcement
After an incredible response and an inspiring range of entries 52 outstanding artists have been selected by our judges, Anna Davis, curator at Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney and Barry Keldoulis, Artbank Client Services Coordinator.
A huge thank you to all the artists who entered. The judging panel had the challenging task of narrowing down an extraordinary field of work, and we are grateful to everyone who contributed to such a high calibre of submissions across different two-dimensional mediums.
Winners will be announced Wednesday July 22 6-8pm, with the finalists' exhibition Saturday 18 July to Saturday 15 August 2026 19 at Grace Cossington Smith
$25,000 acquisitive award for the winner
$5,000 for an early career artist
$5,000 for a local artist from Hornsby or Ku-ring-gai
Plus, a finalist will be selected for a 3:33 Art Projects collaboration
Finalists
Ron Adams, NSW; Kim Anderson, VIC; Sally Anderson, NSW; Susan Andrews, NSW; Susan Baird, NSW; Richard Bardsley-Smith, NSW; Emma Beer, ACT; Lee Bethel, NSW; Ynja Bjornsson, NSW; Yvonne Boag, NSW; Clare Brodie, NSW; Lucia Canuto, NSW; Tam Cao, NSW; Gary Carsley, NSW; Ren Jie Teoh, NSW; Tsz Chan, NSW; Tristan Chant, NSW; Donovan Christie, SA; Xanga Connelley, NSW; Footway Cutler, QLD; Inga Dalrymple, NSW; Julia Davis, NSW; Tamara Dean, NSW; Amy Dynan, NSW; Edward Essing, NSW; Shannon Field, VIC; Dianne Gall, SA; Louise Gresswell, VIC; Craig Handley, NSW; Tina Havelock Stevens, NSW; Petrina Hicks, NSW; David King, NSW; Frankie L. Abroon, NSW; Nerissa Lea, TAS; Michael Lindeman, NSW; Tom Loveday, NSW; David Newson-Tran, NSW; Anh Nguyen, NSW; Adam Norton, NSW; NOT, NSW; Lori Pensini, WA; Tim Price, NSW; Debbie Pryor, SA; Marissa Purcell, NSW; Lucy Roleff, VIC; Jennifer Rosnell, NSW; Peter Sharp, NSW; Chantelle Stewart, NSW; Kate Tucker, VIC; Kate Vassallo, ACT; David Wells, QLD; Anna Weston, QLD; Cynthia White, NSW.
