02/02/2026
ANNOUNCING THIS YEAR'S FINALISTS
THE 2026 JOHN VILLIERS OUTBACK ART PRIZE
Congratulations to:
OPEN ADULT CATEGORY FINALISTS
⭐️Amanda Western (Mount Helen, VIC)
⭐️Angelina Bartholomeusz (Carnegie, VIC)
⭐️Annabelle Personeni (Carlton, NSW)
⭐️Barbera Harkness (Norwood, SA)
⭐️Christine Choi Salt (West Ryde, NSW)
⭐️Christine Heller (Winton, QLD)
⭐️Deb Michele Smith (Narrabri, NSW)
⭐️Denis Harrold (Brassall, QLD)
⭐️Emma Sellars (Mount Gravatt East, QLD)
⭐️Erik Krebs Schade (O’Connor, ACT)
⭐️Grant Donaldson (Red Hill, VIC)
⭐️Jack Rodgers (Brisbane, QLD)
⭐️Jane Erickson (Peachester, QLD)
⭐️Jenny Ahmad (Scullin, ACT)
⭐️Joanne Kerr (Corinda, QLD)
⭐️Jos Coufreur (Donnybrook, WA)
⭐️Juanita Sanganithy (Petrie, QLD)
⭐️Julie Hobbs (Warrnambool, VIC)
⭐️Justin Francis (Morningside, QLD)
⭐️Katrina Pennock (Black Mountain, QLD)
⭐️Kayo Yokoyama (Blackheath, NSW)
⭐️Larissa Rogacheva (Taperoo, SA)
⭐️Lauren Van Rooyen (Kewdale, WA)
⭐️Lee Fullarton (Blackstone, QLD)
⭐️Lyn Bartolo (Manunda, QLD)
⭐️Maureen Harley (Torra, VIC)
⭐️Megan Gaynor (Newtown, QLD)
⭐️Neisha Phipps (Coolbellup, WA)
⭐️Pauline Dewar (Carlton North, VIC)
⭐️Penny Verdich (Manly, NSW)
⭐️Rose Knight (Atherton, QLD)
⭐️Rosie Lloyd-Giblett (Noosaville, QLD)
⭐️Sally West (Brookvale, NSW)
⭐️Susan Cook (Taroom, QLD)
⭐️Tracey Waite (Harvey, WA)
⭐️Willemina Villari (Avoca Beach, NSW)
EMERGING YOUTH CATEGORY
⭐️Dache Geiger (Winton, QLD)
⭐️Ebony Munro (Terrigal, NSW)
⭐️Hayley Wellins (Townsville, QLD)
⭐️Lacey Pohle (Bokarina, QLD)
⭐️Nadia Aigner (Dulwich Hill, NSW)
⭐️Scarlet Megaw (Winton, QLD)
⭐️Wansandi Rathnayake (Darwin, NT)
The John Villiers Outback Art Prize is generously supported by The John Villiers Trust, Winton Shire Council and Ros Kavanagh of Elders Insurance Central Queensland.
