If you want to see some of the best art from across Australia, then look no further than the Wyndham Art Prize finalist exhibition.
Running until Sunday 22 March at the Wyndham Art Gallery in Werribee, the exhibition is one of the highlights of Wyndham’s arts and culture calendar each year.
An array of approaches to art are displayed, with locals and people from out of town alike being invited to pop in and see what the fuss is about.
This year’s exhibition celebrates contemporary art from across Australia, featuring 80 works including 10 by locals.
First prize was awarded to Gail Harradine for her photographic print Djurite rocks, climbing and Jadawadjali.
Second prize was awarded to Safa El Samad for her intricate embroidery work, Textiles in Gaza.
Third prize was awarded to Penelope Davis for her camera-less photograph Afterimage: pear/grapes.
Local Wyndham artist Connor Ovenden-Shaw, also known as FOOT, won the $5,000 Local Emerging Art Prize for their photograph Assigned Liminal At Birth.
Established in 2015, the Wyndham Art Prize has risen to become one of Australia’s largest art awards, receiving 700 entries from artists across Australia.
The 2026 judging panel featured acclaimed artist and past Wyndham Art Prize winner Camille Hannah, head curator Heide Museum of Modern Art Kendrah Morgan, as well as curator and writer Maya Hodge (Lardil).
Each year winners of the Wyndham Art Prize share in a pool of reward money for the categories of first, second and third place, people’s choice and emerging local artist.
The exhibition can be viewed for free Monday – Friday 10am-4pm, Saturday-Sunday 10am-3pm.
