Australia’s Highest Value Art Prize for Women
For more than 10 years the Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize has been leading the way for female artists in Australia.
2027 Ravenswood
Australian Women’s Art Prize
2027 Key Dates:
- Entries open Wednesday 4 November 2026
- Entries close Wednesday 10 February 2027 at 12.00pm AEDT
- Finalists announced on Wednesday 31 March 2027
- Opening Night (proudly presented by Taylor) on Friday 14 May 2027 (Tickets on sale February 2027)
- Exhibition of Finalists on Saturday 15 May – Sunday 30 May 2027
Congratulations 2026 Winners
Professional Artist Prize Winner
Monica Rani Rudhar – ‘When Both Shall Meet’
Emerging Artist Prize Winner
Jane Burton Taylor – ‘Colonial Waistcoat’
Indigenous Emerging Artist Prize Winner
Stephanie Bush – ‘Papa Tjukurrpa – Nyumannu’
People’s Choice Award Winner Winner
Tara Stubley – ‘Spring Awakening’
Highly Commended Awards
Professional Category
- Elvis Richardson –’Settlement #9‘
- Anna Mould – ‘Silk State‘
Emerging Category
- Jane Michaele Cameron –’Bull ant Umwelt III‘
- Lily Mortensen – ‘Aquarium Nocturne‘
Indigenous Emerging Category
- Bryella Garmanjan Farrell – ‘Where Saltwater Meets Freshwater’
- Merrkiyawuy #2 Munuŋgurr – ‘Dhatam (Lillies)’
The Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize is the highest-value art prize for women in Australia with $58,000 in prize money available across Professional Artist, Emerging Artist and Indigenous Emerging Artist categories – plus a People’s Choice Award and Highly Commended Awards.
Established in 2017 to advance art and opportunity for emerging and established women artists in Australia, entries to the Art Prize have grown exponentially each year.
There are three prize categories:
- Professional Artist Prize of $35,000
- Emerging Artist Prize of $7,500 (supported by The Reed Family Foundation).
- Indigenous Emerging Artist Prize of $7,500 (supported by the Guardian and Scarborough Foundation)
There is also a People’s Choice Award of $2,000 (supported by Edwina Palmer) plus a Derivan art pack valued at $500 and six Highly Commended Awards (two for each category) of $1,000 each (supported by Community Bank Lindfield) will also be awarded.
Keen to enter an artwork in 2027?
Entries for the 2027 Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize open on 4 November 2026.
‘To be able to support these artists who are living and working and representing rural Australia is a key part of why we are really proud and happy to be involved in the prize as a whole.’
mark muller, editor-in-chief, R.M. Williams outback
Excerpt from Mantle by Agneta Ekholm, 2020 Professional Artist Finalist
‘As Deputy Principal of Ravenswood, I am delighted to present the Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize. Inspiring and connecting women visual artists, this significant Art Prize will strengthen the profile and legitimacy of careers in art for current and future generations of Australian women.’
SARAH GUY, Deputy Principal – head of junior school, Ravenswood
Excerpt from Interloper by Michelle Cawthorn, 2021 Professional Artist Finalist
‘It’s exciting to see how the Art Prize has grown exponentially, garnering over 11,000 entries since its establishment in 2017, confirming the importance of the Art Prize in elevating the visibility of women artists in Australia.’
John McLean, Former Chair of Foundation
Excerpt from Kungkarangkalpa (Seven Sisters Tjukurpa) by Stacia Yvonne Lewis, 2023 Indigenous Emerging Artist Finalist
We would like to thank our Partners
MAJOR PARTNER
Gold Community Partners
Gold Media Partners
Emerging Artist prize
The Reed Family Foundation
indigenous Emerging Artist prize
Guardian and Scarborough Foundation
pEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Edwina Palmer
Silver Partners
Bronze Partners
