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Art Prizes calling in November 2025
Published about 1 month ago • 7 min read
November 2025
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Shared finalists across prizes in 2025
You may have read about a new prize called the Banksia Prize which, according to the Founders' Letter, is in response to bias in the judging of the bigger Australian art prizes.
The Banksia Prize offers all artists an equal chance to be recognised. In most of our nation's top art prizes, judges are aware of who created each work, allowing bias to creep in. Judges of the Banksia Prize won't know who the artist is, ensuring every work is valued purely on merit.
You can judge the veracity of the statement for yourself from our research in the following tables and in the Art Prizes blog.
From Prize A
To Prize B
No.
Shared Artists
Because they...
Lethbridge 20,000 Small Scale Art Award
Lethbridge Landscape Prize
12
Alexandra Matthews, Anthony Quidong, Brenton Drechsler, David Rosendale, Karen Brock, Kym Mullen, Mai Naito, Nat Ward, Phillip Rolton, Sybil Rose Curtis, Todd Simpson, Zac Moynihan
Same state (QLD) | Painting/Open | Common organiser (Lethbridge Gallery)
Perth Royal Art Prize for Landscape
City of Rockingham Art Prize
11
Andre Lipscombe, Dominique Coiffait, Josephine Johnson, Lori Pensini, Lorraine Defleur, Phil Barron, Ross Potter, Sue Leeming, Troy Drill, Vania Lawson, Wade Taylor
Same state (WA) | Landscape
Perth Royal Art Prize for Landscape
Collie Art Prize
10
Dominique Coiffait, Josephine Johnson, Katie Glaskin, Lori Pensini, Ross Potter, Troy Drill, Vania Lawson, Wade Taylor, Jessica Holliday, Jordan Andreotta
Same state (WA)
Olive Cotton Award for photographic portraiture
William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize
10
Ella Dreyfus, Ingvar Kenne, Jane Burton, Jessica Schwientek, Kojiro Oishi, Meng-Yu Yan, Naomi Hobson, Riste Andrievski, Shea Kirk, Tamara Dean
Photography
Lethbridge 20,000 Small Scale Art Award
Omnia Art Prize
10
Alexandra Matthews, Anthony Quidong, Brenton Drechsler, Karen Brock, Mai Naito, Nat Ward, Rebecca Ross, Sandra Holmes, Sonia Shiel, Tim Grey
Painting/Open
Omnia Art Prize
Sorrento Art Prize
8
Adriane Strampp, Brad Gunn, Clare Brodie, Dagmar Cyrulla, Graeme Altmann, Greg Somerville, Marion Harper, Martin King
Same state (VIC) | Painting/Open
Omnia Art Prize
Ripper Art Prize
8
Alix Hunter, Ara Dolatian, Brad Gunn, Fiona McDonald, Lisa Banh, Marcel Cousins, Shirley Ploog, Todd Simpson
Same state (VIC) | Painting/Open
Omnia Art Prize
Flanagan Art Prize
8
Datsun Tran, Greg Somerville, Lisa Anderson, Nat Ward, Paula Martin, Pauline Dewar, Ralf Kempken, Stella Clarke
Same state (VIC) | Painting/Open
Mosman Art Prize
Archibald Prize
8
Adrian Robertson, Catherine McGuiness, Daniel Kim, Jason Phu, Mitch Cairns, Mostafa Azimitabar, Richard Lewer, Yvette Coppersmith
Same state (NSW) | Painting/Open
Mosman Art Prize
Sir John Sulman Prize
7
Amber Wallis, Belem Lett, Gene A’Hern, Ildiko Kovacs, Mitch Cairns, Nick Collerson, Thom Roberts
Same state (NSW) | Painting/Open
William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize
Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize
6
Ali Tahayori, Isabella Capezio, Izabela Pluta, Lilah Benetti, Shea Kirk, Yvette Hamilton
Photography
Olive Cotton Award for photographic portraiture
National Photographic Portrait Prize
6
Ayman Kaake, Hilary Wardhaugh, Paul Blackmore, Prue Hazelgrove, T W Baker, Yask Desai
Photography
City of Rockingham Art Prize
Collie Art Prize
4
Dominique Coiffait, Josephine Johnson, Lori Pensini, Wade Taylor
Same state (WA)
We apologise for an earlier version which incorrectly included the Clayton-Utz Prize.
Prizes listed by No. of Re-entries 2023-2025
Top Prizes by Repeat Finalists (2023–2025)
Method: For each prize in 2025, we count unique finalists, then how many of those were finalists of the same prize in 2023 or 2024 (“Re-entries”), and how many are finalists in all three years 2023, 2024 and 2025 (“3-Peat Artists”).
As of 03 November 2025
Rank
Prize & 2025 Metrics
1
Omnia Art Prize
2025 Finalists: 222
Re-entries: 86
3-Peat Artists: 34
2
Lethbridge 20,000 Small Scale Art Award
2025 Finalists: 191
Re-entries: 85
3-Peat Artists: 25
3
Portia Geach Memorial Award
2025 Finalists: 60
Re-entries: 31
3-Peat Artists: 11
4
Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize
2025 Finalists: 99
Re-entries: 28
3-Peat Artists: 4
5
KAAF Art Prize
2025 Finalists: 76
Re-entries: 27
3-Peat Artists: 8
6
Swell Sculpture Festival
2025 Finalists: 88
Re-entries: 26
3-Peat Artists: 11
7
Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition
2025 Finalists: 87
Re-entries: 24
3-Peat Artists: 0
8
Mosman Art Prize
2025 Finalists: 71
Re-entries: 24
3-Peat Artists: 2
9
Sculpture in the Valley
2025 Finalists: 102
Re-entries: 23
3-Peat Artists: 1
10
Du Rietz Art Award
2025 Finalists: 93
Re-entries: 23
3-Peat Artists: 0
11
Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award
2025 Finalists: 64
Re-entries: 23
3-Peat Artists: 3
12
Lethbridge Landscape Prize
2025 Finalists: 55
Re-entries: 23
3-Peat Artists: 10
13
Northern Beaches Environmental Art and Design Prize
2025 Finalists: 138
Re-entries: 22
3-Peat Artists: 0
This table (above) looks at which prizes had the most repeat finalists from 2023 - 2025. The Re-entries counts artists from a previous final in either 2023 or 2024. The 3-Peat Artists column counts the number of finalists who were in all 3.
Now, let's look at this year's most popular finalists and list them when taking into account any prizes won.
A closer look at the Ramsay Art Prize
Ramsay Cohort: 2023 Cohort
Year Held:✅
Returned as Finalists (2025):9 / 27 (33%)
Became Winners (2025):2 / 27 (7%)
Overall Success:33%
Notes: Strong feeder into national prizes
Ramsay Cohort: 2025 Cohort
Year Held:✅
Returned as Finalists (2025):— (too early)
Became Winners (2025):2 / 20 (10%)
Overall Success:10% so far
Notes: Early indicators of continued strength
Ramsay Cohort: 2024 Cohort
Year Held:❌
Returned as Finalists (2025):—
Became Winners (2025):—
Overall Success:—
Notes: No Ramsay Prize that year
Ramsay Art Prize 2023 Finalist Cohort → 2025 Outcomes
The artists listed below are from the 27 2023 Ramsay finalists and their finalist/winner results in 2025.
Artist
2025 Finalist Prize(s)
2025 Winner
Abdul Abdullah
Archibald Prize
🏆 Packing Room Prize (Archibald)
Badra Aji
Dobell Prize for Drawing
—
Yuriyal Eric Bridgeman
Archibald Prize
—
Emma Buswell
Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award, Ramsay Art Prize
—
Jacobus Capone
Collie Art Prize
—
Zaachariaha Fielding
Sir John Sulman Prize
—
Nadia Hernandez
Yapang Emerging Art Prize, Bayside Painting Prize
—
Alfred Lowe
Wynne Prize
—
Gian Manik
Juncture, Ramsay Art Prize
🏆 Joint Winner — Juncture
Note: We apologise for an earlier version of this table which contained incorrect data.
Leading Art Prize Finalists - Since 2023
Rank
Artist Name
Finalist Count
Jury Wins
People’s Choice Wins
Final Score
1
Lori Pensini
36
4
0
48
2
Virginia Keft
24
3
0
33
3
Belem Lett
22
1
0
25
3
Todd Simpson
21
0
2
25
5
Naomi Hobson
18
1
0
21
6
Zoe Sernack
17
1
0
20
6
Tamara Dean
14
2
0
20
6
Joe Whyte
11
3
0
20
9
Martin King
16
1
0
19
9
Nat Ward
16
1
0
19
Artist rankings for 2025 have been calculated using both finalist and winner outcomes. Each finalist selection contributes 1 point to the score, a jury-selected winner contributes 3 points and a People’s Choice winner contributes 2 points. Final scores are shown in the right-hand column, with tied ranks assigned where applicable.
Note: We apologise for an earlier version of this table which contained incorrect data.
Top Landscape Prizes sharing finalists 2023 - 2025
Landscape Prize Shared Finalists 2023–2025
Rank
Prize Pair
Shared Finalists
1
Wynne Prize ↔ Hadley's Art Prize
11
2
9x5 Landscape Prize ↔ Lethbridge Landscape Prize
8
3
Paddington Art Prize ↔ Northern Beaches Env. Art & Design Prize
7
4
Paddington Art Prize ↔ 9x5 Landscape Prize
6
5
Sculpture in the Valley ↔ Northern Beaches Env. Art & Design Prize
5
6
Hadley's Art Prize ↔ Northern Beaches Env. Art & Design Prize
5
7
Paddington Art Prize ↔ Wynne Prize
4
8
Lethbridge Landscape Prize ↔ Signature Art Prize
4
9
Paddington Art Prize ↔ Lethbridge Landscape Prize
4
10
Wynne Prize ↔ Ramsay Art Prize
4
11
Heysen Prize for Landscape ↔ Northern Beaches Env. Art & Design Prize
4
Note: We apologise for an earlier version of this table which contained incorrect data.
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