Melville Art Awards

Winner of Melville Art Awards 2025

About Melville Art Awards

The Melville Art Awards return in 2026 for its 50th edition and five decades of showcasing Western Australian artistic talent.

Open to emerging and established Western Australian visual artists, the Awards welcome entries across a broad range of mediums, including 2D, 3D and digital works.

As one of the City of Melville's flagship cultural programs, the Melville Art Awards have played a significant role in building the City of Melville Art Collection. Each year, the overall acquisitive winning artwork is acquired into the collection, creating a lasting legacy of contemporary Western Australian art.

Over five decades, the Awards have become a respected platform for recognising artistic excellence and supporting the careers of Western Australian artists.

Image credit: 2025 Overall Winner, Robert Gear, with his artwork, 'Sanctity of the ordinary', photograph by Miles Noel Studio

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Melville Art Awards Exhibition

The Melville Art Awards Exhibition will run from Saturday, 24 October to Sunday, 8 November 2026 at the City of Melville Main Hall between 10.00am and 5.00pm. 

Bringing together a vibrant showcase of talent from across Western Australia, the exhibition features selected works by emerging and established artists working across 2D, 3D and digital mediums. 

Visitors can explore a diverse range of contemporary art, discover new perspectives and creative practices, and experience the depth and diversity of Western Australia's artistic community. 

Entry is free, the exhibition is welcoming to visitors of all ages, and all exhibited works are available for purchase, with no commission taken on sales.

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2026 Melville Art Awards Winners Announced

The City of Melville is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 Melville Art Awards.

Celebrating the 50th Melville Art Awards, this milestone exhibition showcases the outstanding talent, creativity and dedication of artists from across Western Australia. The standard of work was exceptionally high, and we congratulate this year's winners while acknowledging all exhibiting artists for their valuable contribution to our community's cultural life.

  • Overall Award (Acquisitive) - Harry Young for Doors Closing
  • Second Prize - Renee Doropoulos forTraces of Collisions
  • Third Prize - Mathew McAlpine for Remnant Bush (Treeby)
  • First Nations Award - Ross Potter for God's Hands
  • First Nations Highly Commended Award - Talicia Griffin for Southern Cross
  • City of Melville Resident Award - Jane Grierson for Wild and Free
  • City of Melville Resident Highly Commended Award - Steven Makse for West, from Cantonment Hill
  • Creative Melville Award - Pablo Hughes for Wavelength
  • Creative Melville Highly Commended Award - Keith Brewin for Pleasant Seclusion
  • Youth Award - Dave Modi for Sacred
  • Youth Highly Commended Award - Sienna Woods for Rooted in Form
  • Print Award - Dallas Perry for Stumbling
  • People's Choice Award - To be announced

Venue and Accessibility Information

Melville Main Hall is accessible via ramp and is located on the ground floor. ACROD and general parking is available close to the entrance of the hall. There are accessible toilets located at the Main Hall.

Previous Melville Art Awards Winners

  • Overall Award (Acquisitive) – Robert Gear, for Sanctity of the ordinary
  • Second Prize – Dallas Perry, for Fading Light
  • Third Prize – Johny Qazilbash, for Under a Spotlight (III)
  • First Nations Award – Phil Sillifant, for Karla Boya Womra (Fire Rock Shield)
  • First Nations Highly Commended Award – Greg Barr, for Charley Pride's One
  • City of Melville Resident Award – Marian Scholten, for Light Interrupted
  • City of Melville Resident Highly Commended Award – Joshua Walters, for Tablet Time
  • Creative Melville Award – Penny Bond, for Birds eye view
  • Creative Melville Highly Commended Award – Jill Bryant, for Looking for Treasures at Bicton Baths
  • Youth Award – Harriet Noske, for The Price of Being
  • Youth Highly Commended Award – Sienna Flora, for Vice
  • Print Award – Jess McKiernan, for Afternoons at Meelup (2)
  • Arts Development Award – Jozina de Ruiter, for Wireless Hill
  • Popular Choice Award – Eve Wolf, for Eternal Flame 

  • Overall Award (Acquisitive) – Holly O’Meehan, for Lost Lands
  • Second Prize – Amy Perejuan-Capone, for Just a Drop
  • Third Prize – Possum Rose, for Blue Moon
  • First Nations Award – Michael Banks, for Cooking Up, Fathers Style
  • First Nations Highly Commended Award – Iesha Wyatt, for Resilience
  • City of Melville Resident Award – Stuart Earnshaw, for Leviathan Drive, 6163
  • City of Melville Resident Highly Commended Award – Steve Makse, for Bin Day
  • Wireless Hill Award – Jane Barwell, for Invasive Species
  • Wireless Hill Theme Highly Commended Award – Jenessa King, for Dancing Spider Orchid
  • Youth Award – Raphie Benjamin, for Faith Worn
  • Youth Highly Commended Award – Leeshani Thanthrige, for Derbarl Yerrigan
  • Print Award – Brett Nannup, for Self Portrait, A Reflection of My Ancestors
  • Highly Commended Print Award – Hanae Meyer, for Interruption
  • Arts Development Award – Awarded to Ben David
  • Popular Choice Award – Tiffany Forster, for The Blue Dress

  • Overall Award (Acquisitive) – Charmaine Ball, for Beguile
  • Second Prize – Carly le Cerf, for SOMETHING SO STRONG
  • Third Prize – Erin Coates, for Heavy Metal Spinal Column (Swan River Dolphin Bones)
  • Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Award (Equal First Prize) – Emily Rose, for Peppermint Yorga
  • Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Award (Equal First Prize) – Robyn Jean, for Dispossession
  • City of Melville Resident Award – Hana Fry, for This Too Shall Pass
  • Wireless Hill Theme Award – Linda Fardoe, for Banksia Ashbyi
  • Wireless Hill Theme Highly Commended Award – Hanae Meyer, for Temporary Nest
  • Youth Award – Yanxi Lin, for Places From My Childhood
  • Youth Highly Commended Award – Cindy Wang, for Kingfisher Series
  • Arts Development Award – Awarded to Kylee Larsen
  • Arts Development Highly Commended Award – Awarded to Kristian Roosmalen
  • Popular Choice Award - Molly Rovis-Hermann, for Beacon of Light

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