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2025 Art Prize Winners

The 2025 Adelaide Art Prize saw an increase in the number of artists and artworks selected for the Finalists’ Exhibition shown at the iconic Adelaide Festival Centre.

This year we were pleased to increase the value of the category prizes from $2,000 to $2,500 each.

Other changes saw the inclusion of a category for Artists Living with a Disability.

Also included was a new Student category recognising Primary and Secondary school student entrants by equally splitting the Prize between them.

Technology innovation enabled the showing of a virtual online exhibition tour, giving us global audience reach for the Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize 2025, the artists and their works.

Entries

In 2025 we received 320 entries from South Australian, interstate, and international artists.

The Exhibition

The exhibition featured 87 exceptional finalists of all ages who contributed 89 remarkable works.

Finalists’ works were presented to a wide community during a 4 week gallery exhibition at the iconic city venue of Adelaide Festival Centre from 2-29 April 2025.

The inclusion of a virtual online exhibition tour enabled viewing to be extended internationally, increasing exposure to the Art Prize 2025, the artists and their works.

Judges

The diversity of the five judges ensured the credibility and appeal within the artistic community.

Andrew Purvis, Curator Central Gallery, Adelaide Central School of Arts.
Doreen Mellor, Ngadjan Woman, Educator and First Nations Arts Administrator.
Emma Fey, Deputy Director Art Gallery of South Australia.
Erica Green, Curator, Director Samstag Museum.
Liam Fleming, distinguished award winning glass artist.

2025 Prize Categories

Total Prize Pool: $42,500
First Prize: $20,000
School Student: $2,500 (shared equally for Primary & Secondary students)
3D:$2,500
Multimedia:$2,500
Emerging Artist:$2,500
People’s Choice:$2,500
Arists Living with a Disability :$2,500
First Nations Artist:$2,500
Judges Commendations:
2 prizes of $2,500 each

First Prize Winner

Margaret Ambridge – Bush For Life (165x120cm), Indian ink, raindrops on distressed paper

Secondary School Student

Sophias Guth – Nankeen Kestrels in the Urban Wild

(96x71cm) pencil and paint pen

Primary School Student

Evie Li – ‘Weekend” (50x70cm )

acrylic on canvas

Artist Living with a Disability

Stella Valente – Bird-day Party (30x42cm)

ballpoint pen on paper

First Nations Artist

George Cooley- Summer in the Park (91x122cm)

acrylic on board

3D

HarrietGeater- Johnson- Fission Fusion (48x25x25cm)

ceramic earthenware, glazes and stains.

MultiMedia

Ray Harris- Destiny as Tree

video

Emerging Artist

Jay Lord – Stadium (53x78cm)

oil on canvas

Judges’ Commendation

LeShaye Swan- untitled (21x47cm)

cream hand built vessel

Judges’ Commendation

People’s Choice

People’s Choice Category Winner to be announced 30 April 2025.

All Finalists

All finalists works can be seen by visiting:

2025 Art Prize Artworks — here