2026 Mosman Art Prize winner
Georgia Spain has won the $70,000 acquisitive 2026 Mosman Art Prize for the work 'The different ways to ward off words (After NS)'.
Other 2026 awards include:
- Margaret Olley Commendation Award - Matthew Harris for Brightest of All Time.
- Allan Gamble Award - Hayley Megan French for Patterns for a Home (Some Thoughts I Couldn’t Put Down).
- Guy Warren Emerging Artist Award - Tara McIntosh for Home.
- Viewers’ Choice Award - awarded in the final week of the exhibition.
- Inaugural Installers’ Choice Award - Miranda Hampson for INTERSTICE.
Now in its 79th year, the Mosman Art Prize is Australia’s longest-running municipal art award and is widely regarded as the most prestigious and relevant painting prize in the country. Established in 1947, the Prize has become a defining platform for contemporary Australian painting; a place where ideas, identity, and the spirit of our times are expressed through the enduring power of paint.
This year’s winning painting will go into the Collection and sit alongside such esteemed artists as Cressida Campbell, Grace Cossington Smith, Lucy Culliton, Guan Wei, Adam Cullen, Nicholas Harding, Lloyd Rees, Guy Warren, Margo Lewers, Jumaadi, Elisabeth Cummings, Natasha Walsh, Michael Zavros and Margaret Olley – who was the inaugural winner in 1947.
This year’s judge was Blair French, CEO of Murray Art Museum Albury.
The exhibition at Mosman Art Gallery runs until 26 October.