14 March – 27 April 2023

The annual Randwick City Council Women’s Art Prize spotlights the creativity and talent of women and brings members of the community together to celebrate the unique contribution that women make to our City.

The competition encourages women to showcase their creative talents, recognising the important contribution women make to families, workplaces and communities. The top 50 artworks were displayed at Lionel Bowen Library.

This year’s winners are:

Open category:

Tied winner: ‘Morning Swimmers’ by Anne Cahill
Tied winner: ‘Chinoiserie and Cactus Flower’ by Natasha Ruffio
Runner-up: ‘My DNA’ by Natalie Bateman

Youth category:

Winner: ‘For Juliana’ by Natalie Townsend
Runner-up: ‘Painting, Watching, Sitting’ (appropriation of Philip Guston's "Painting, Smoking, Eating", 1972) by Charlie Kennedy-Wade.

Local category:

Winner: ‘Earth Equilibrium’ by Angela Nashaat

Councillor's Choice Award:

Winner: ‘Big Hat’ by Desanka Aleksovska
Runner-up: ‘Everything Else is Brown’ by Zoe Jones

Curator: Randwick City Community Development