UNESAP 2026 | WINNERS

UNESAP 2026 | WINNERS

Each year a professional artist is invited to judge the award and to select the winners that are announced at the launch of the exhibition. This year, the judge is artist Rowen Matthews. The four First Prize-winning artworks will become a part of the UNE art collection and will be displayed around the University campus in Armidale.

WINNER | INFANTS CATEGORY K-2

Banjo Miller, Drought Trucker, Year 1, Glen Innes Public School

RUNNER UP | INFANTS CATEGORY K-2

Finley Devlin, Mr Polar Bear, Kinder, Uralla Central School

 

HIGHLY COMMENDED | INFANTS CATEGORY K-2

Colt Finnis, 6 boys riding bikes in the dark, Year 2, Chandler Public School

HIGHLY COMMENDED | INFANTS CATEGORY K-2

Borr Crofts, Scruggy Bunny, Year 1, Cowper Public School

 

WINNER | PRIMARY CATEGORY 3-6

Frieda Schaeffer, My colourful mumma, Year 6, The Armidale School

RUNNER UP | PRIMARY CATEGORY 3-6

Darcy Fahey, Paper plane, paper plane, paper plane, Year 6, Ben Venue Public School

HIGHLY COMMENDED | PRIMARY CATEGORY 3-6

Rory Frizell, Midnight Blossom, Year 5, Chandler Public School

HIGHLY COMMENDED | PRIMARY CATEGORY 3-6

Lucas Soper, Meow!, Year 6, Krambach Public School

WINNER | JUNIOR CATEGORY 7-9

Myra Gupta, You don’t exist here anymore, Year 9, St Claire’s Highschool, Taree

RUNNER UP | JUNIOR CATEGORY 7-9

Liliana Blackburn, Japanese Bridge, Year 8, Uralla Central School

HIGHLY COMMENDED | JUNIOR CATEGORY 7-9

William McIlrick, Just Some Man, Year 7, Carinya Christian School

WINNER | SENIOR CATEGORY 10-12

Stella Dodd, The Ward, Year 12, Coffs Harbour Senior College

RUNNER UP | SENIOR CATEGORY 10-12

Tamsin Pettiford, Sundown, Year 10, Holy Trinity School,Inverell

HIGHLY COMMENDED | SENIOR CATEGORY 10-12

Illiana Curruthers, Nanny and the Bull Pota, Year 10, PLC Armidale

DIRECTOR’S CHOICE

Poppy-Grace Newton, We’re in this together, Year 10, PLC Armidale

 

PEOPLE'S CHOICE

Jhillia Raquepo, Pelican Art, oil paint on canvas, Year 6, Westdale Public School

Most Outstanding School: Holy Trinity School, Inverell