Annual Art Awards – Youth Awards

The 2026 Youth Award judge is Tracey Heathwood, Director of Artspace Mackay.

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Entry Forms & non-refundable entry fees must be received with by 5.00 pm on Friday 12 June 2026.

19-25 years

1st – “Country Comforts” Tori Kavanagh

2nd – “Omen” Charlene Bottenbrunch

16-18 years

1st – “Just Another Rat in the Cage” Hallie Arnold

2nd- “Totally Better” Sophie Insch

13-15 years

1st – “Standing for Peace” Kseniia Lapshyna

2nd – “Couch Cobain” Nova Stanton

9-12 years

1st – “Roostery Oh Boostery” Vivian Pace

2nd – “Silky” Isabelle Pace

5-8 years

1st – “Doing Dogs” Rosie Pace

2nd – “Fred” Jack O’Neill

People’s Choice 

“Omen” Charlene Bottenbrunch

19-25 years

1st place – “Dimension Worlds” by Matthew Weeks

2nd place – “Sir Motley the Great” by Meisha Greentree

16-18 years

1st place – “Are you part of the problem” by Erika Neville

2nd place – “Are you a fire starter” by Ben Huynh

13-15 years

1st place – “Modern Art” by Safiya Higgins

2nd place – “The Labyrinth of adolescence” by Kelsey Allen

9-12 years

1st place – “Silent Depths” by Abby Smith

2nd place – “Pickles McTickles” by Vivian Pace

5-8 years

1st place – “The Jaguar in me” by Harley Chay

2nd place – “Star night” by Elodie Tilsley

People’s Choice

“Party For One” by Gracie Gersbach

5- 8 Years

First Prize

Darcy Marconi Donohoe – “Budgie’s Bath Time”

Second Prize

Margaret Dunne – “My Mind”

Highly Commended

Harlyn Kirby – “Tennis”

Highly Commended

Harley Chay – “Mr Rainbow Lorikeet”

9 – 12 Years

First Prize

Tavenor Stewart – “The Moon”

Second Prize

Paige Waldron – “Inner Strength”

Highly Commended

Abigail McBurney – “Beauty behind the Storm”

13 – 15 Years

First Prize

Jett Walsh – “Lost in the Faces”

Second Prize

Nikita Harris – “Too Late Now”

Highly Commended

Amber Sauer – “Meow”

16 – 18 Years

First Prize

Charlotte Bennett – “Shore”

Second Prize

Lilyarna Boon – “Mum & Me”

19 – 25 Years

First Prize

Meisha Greentree – “Chromatic Shock”

Second Prize

Tori Kavanagh – “Masculinite”

5- 8 Years

First Prize

Leo Lablack (8) – The Truck

Second Prize

Jackson Kirby (7) – Desert of Doom

Highly Commended

Harley Chay (5) – Blue

Hugh Lablack (5) – Our Farm

9 – 12 Years

First Prize

Dilyn Pickard (12) – Dad

Second Prize

Rafael Chivers (9) – Deep Space Battle

Highly Commended

Paige Waldron (9) – Emotions

Grace Grant (10) – First Time Show Jumping

13 – 15 Years

First Prize

Daniela Quiroz (15) – Peruvian Colonisation

Second Prize

Lara Blyton (14) – Myself

Highly Commended

Millie Burnett (14) – Growth

Olivia Paine (14) – Hold True Friends with both Hands

16 – 18 Years

First Prize

Halle Toms (17) – Where are they, Eye can’t see them?

Second Prize

Meisha Greentree (18) – Bio Hazard

Highly Commended

Matthew Weeks (18) – Fun World

Claire Busst (17) – Modern Medicine

19 – 25 Years

First prize

Bethany Ward (19) – Paracosm

Second Prize

Talisa Jones (19) – Dining In

Highly Commended

Bridget Mackay (20) – Man with no name

Bethany Ward (19) – No. 66

People’s Choice Award Winner

Layla Davidson “Ellie the Elephant”

Category 1: Two-dimensional Artwork (18 – 25 years)

First Prize

Lilly Hardy “Inner Colour”

Second Prize

Lilly Hardy “Labeled Disabled”

Highly Commended

Kajal Chandra “The Blue Plane & Red Barn”

Category 3: Photography & Digitial Art (18 – 25 years)

First Prize

Bridget Mackay “Widow”

Second Prize

Bridget Mackay “Rooftop Sunset”

Category 4: Two-dimensional Artwork (14 – 17 years)

First Prize

Erin Godfrey “Colosseum”

Caitlin Sheen “Rapunzel”

Highly Commended

Vicky Linnell “Fast Food”

Meisha Greentree “Dumb Cats”

Tori Kavanagh “Beauty of the Botanic”

Category 5: Three-dimensional artwork (14 – 17 years)

First Prize

Cera Riley “Branches of Society”

Second Prize

Mariella Reyes “Teddy”

Highly Commended

Shuvandi Pretorius “Sad Boy”

Category 7: Two-dimensional artwork (10 – 13 years)

First Prize

Sarah Lablack “When the rain comes”

Second Prize

Lindy Johnson “Fractured Emu”

Highly Commended

Olivia Paine ” Mighty Ocean”

Leearna Barbeler “Jimmy the Chicken”

Category 8: Three-dimensional artwork (10 – 13 years)

First Prize

Phoenix Carver “Wired face of Mikayla”

Second Prize

Layla Davidson “Ellie the Elephant