2026 Exhibition of Finalists
Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith biennial art award
Exhibition of Finalists
18 July to 15 August 2026
2026 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; artHITects, NSW; Tsz Chan, NSW; Tristan Chant, NSW; Donovan Christie, SA; Xanga Connelley, NSW; Cutler Footway, 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 C. 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; Marisa 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.
JUDGES for the 2026 Grace Cossington Smith art award
Anna Davis – Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, has built a distinguished practice
over more than 15 years, with a focus on experimental and critically engaged exhibitions.
Barry Keldoulis – Senior Art Consultant/Assistant Director at Artbank, brings over four decades of experience across the contemporary art sector, including roles in curatorship, gallery leadership and national arts initiatives, and continues to champion Australian artists through his work with Artbank.
| Related downloads | |
| Abbotsleigh GCS art award WINNERS Media Release | Download PDF |
| Abbotsleigh GCS art award Finalists Exhibition Media Release | Download PDF |
| GCS art award Finalists Exhibition Catalogue | Download PDF |
Images courtesy and © the artists
Installation photography Richard Glover
Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith biennial art award WINNERS
Above, left to right:
Michael Lindeman Regression Painting (Networking…), 2025, finger-painted acrylic on mirror, 140 x 140 cm – Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith art award
Frankie L. Abroon Part of Home, 2026, oil, tile, coloured grout on board, 120 x 60 cm – Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith early career artist award
Clare Brodie form . placement . time 9, 2025, matt vinyl paint on cotton canvas,76 x 71 cm – Abbotsleigh Grace Cossington Smith local artist award
Adam Norton Two Venetian Robots, 2026, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, diptych, 84 x 59 cm (each) – The opportunity to collaborate with 3:33 Art Projects
artwork images courtesy the artists