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The City of Stirling would like to congratulate our 2025 Art Awards and Exhibition award winners alongside all the artists who had artwork selected for this exhibition. In 2026 we encourage artists and art lovers to reconnect during our Artist in Residence Program (details to come), prior to the return of the Art Awards and Exhibition in 2027.
Art Awards and Exhibition 2025
The 2025 City of Stirling Art Awards and Exhibition was a resounding success! Whilst the gallery doors have closed, we have a lot to celebrate.
In this biennale event we exhibited an extraordinary collection of 158 new and diverse artworks from Western Australian artists of various careers stages. Our Public Program was enthusiastically endorsed by the community, and over 1200 people visited the exhibition. 42 artworks found new homes with artists receiving 100% of the sale price, including five that were acquired into the City of Stirling's Art Collection for residents and visitors to enjoy.
We would like to thank everyone for your warm embrace of this event and complimentary feedback. Every artist who bravely submitted artwork for consideration, those who were fortunate enough to be selected and those who received accolades for their creations – thank you and congratulations.
2025 Award Winners:
- Major Acquisitive Award: Deborah Worthy-Collins, Kitchen Scraps #4
- Second Prize: Brett Leigh Dicks, Birds & Cooling Tower, Satsop Nuclear Power Plant, Elma, Washington
- Third Prize: Nazila Jahangir, Immigration - Shellhouse
- Oxlades Young Artist Award: Lisa Findling, Apricity
- Rotary Club of Karrinyup Local Artist Award: Natalie Eastwell, Banksia Prionotes
- Westfield People's Choice Award: Nicola Wegg, North Beach - Spring Morning
Highly Commended:
- Ric Burkitt, The Day After
- Shelley Cowper, Market Forces
- Vanessa Wallace, Bunny Tree: 04: 12: 2023: 857am
- Soosie Jobson: Pindan Spinifex
The Art Awards and Exhibition 2025 were supported by Art Display Hire, Oxlades Art Supplies, Rotary Club of Karrinyup and Westfield Innaloo.
Photo by Miles Noel Photography.
Congratulations to the 2025 Art Awards and Exhibition winners
Public program
Dwelling in the Medium: In-conversation with Ron Bradfield Jnr, Brett Nannup, Ross Potter and Tyrown Waigana
Saturday 1 November
2.00pm – 4.00pm
WA novelist Elizabeth Jolley once described the best stories as those that allow readers to ‘dwell’—to immerse themselves, see through others’ eyes, and create ‘spaces where people can meet’. In this spirit, four esteemed First Nations artists explored the power of visual art to tell stories, foster connection, and invite us into shared understanding.
Photo credit (left to right): Brett Nannup (image supplied by artist), Ross Potter (image by Brett Carnett-Gibson), Ron Bradfield Jnr (image by Sue-Lyn Moyle) and Tyrown Waigana (image by Olivia Senior).
Artist Floor Talks
Sunday 2 and Sunday 9 November
2.00pm – 3.00pm
Artist Floor Talks provided an opportunity to deepen your appreciation of the exhibition. Guided by the City of Stirling’s Art Team, audiences journeyed through the gallery space, pausing to hear reflections and stories shared by several exhibiting artists—illuminating the works with insight, context, and connection. Artists featured include Yasamin Khadembashi, Rebecca Tunks, Shelley Cowper, Vanessa Wallace, Graham Hay, Deborah Worthy-Collins, Victoria Malone and David Ledger.
Photo credit: Miles Noel Photography.
DADAA Access Tours
Monday 3 November
10.15am and 11.30am
The City of Stirling warmly welcomed people of all abilities to experience the exhibition. In partnership with DADAA, we offered tailored access tours designed specifically for people with disability—featuring rich verbal descriptions of artworks and the opportunity to engage through touch, creating a multi-sensory journey through the gallery.
Photo credit: Miles Noel Photography.
Creatives + Connections: Music in the Gallery
Saturday 8 November
2.00pm – 4.00pm
The rich, resonant tones of the grand piano filled the gallery and elevated audience's experience of the exhibition. While all were are warmly welcomed, we especially invited artists and creatives to gather—an opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, and celebrate the vital role creativity plays in our communities. Light refreshments were served.
Photo credit: Shem Syofyan, courtesy of the artist.
For more information or to join our database, please contact the Arts Officer on (08) 9205 8555 or via email at art@stirling.wa.gov.au.
