Junior Finalists
2026
Age 5-8 Finalists
| First Name | Last Name | Artwork Title |
|---|---|---|
| Tara | Azimi | Cup of happiness |
| Tara | Azimi | Dream |
| Sofia | Barnett | Boats by the Town |
| Dempsey | Brooker | Believe in Him |
| Allegra | Clements | The Million Spider Orchid |
| Evie | Horner | A Taste of Australia |
| Alexis | Launder | Elegant Pelican |
| Vivienne | Lee | My family |
| Shuhan | Lin | Shuhan self portrait |
| Isla | Molloy | Happy Koala |
| Walter | Oliver | Titanic |
| Minjoon | Song | To Hunt or to Rest |
| Minjoon | Song | Ancient Dreams |
Age 9-13 Finalists
| First Name | Last Name | Artwork Title |
|---|---|---|
| Ava | Anderson | Burning Bright Country |
| Kitty | Brunato | Gloomy Bottles |
| Ivy | Cavallaro | Indirect Portrait - Grandad |
| Bella | Chang | The Loyal Eyes |
| Grace | Chaung | Freedom |
| Manlin | Cheng | The Break Time |
| Andrew | Chu | Dr Burgess |
| Andrew | Chu | Little Ned In The House |
| Tara | Clements | Mountain Pygmy Possum |
| Conner | Day | Uluru at First Light |
| Conner | Day | Stories Under the Eucalyptus |
| LAYLA | DE MEUR | Stary Eyes |
| Ocean | Devencorn Bastos | Harsh Blue on the Late Bird |
| Chloe | Fu | Untitled |
| Quinn | Gambrill | Annapurna Base Camp |
| Nina | Grabczyk | Fallen |
| Henry | Growcott | Dad's favourite bird |
| Leah | Layosa | Viola |
| Lucy | Lesser | Hero in the Flames |
| Lucas | Liu | The Rebirth of the Tasmanian Devil |
| Lucas | Liu | A shinning star |
| Aaron | Lugiarto | Harmony Of The Pacific |
| Liam | Metcalfe | Echos of the gramaphone |
| India | Moore | Climbing Clouds |
| Gemma | Quirke | Bestie The Cow |
| April | Quirke | The Three Sisters |
| John | Richards | Panther & Cub |
| John | Richards | Frill-necked Lizard |
| Mia | Richards | Follow the current |
| Mia | Richards | Taste of Light |
| Rheanna | Rollon | Seeds of Envy |
| Genevieve | Sebastian | Tradition in stillness |
| Maggie | Shi | Cow Food |
| Ayesha | Siddiqui | The Whispers of Petals |
| Aleyna Yu Han | Soh | Quiet Perch |
| Isla | Stock | Captured |
| Isla | Stock | Simple Catch |
| Naomi | Suric | Retreat |
| Jahnavi | Suriyaprakash | Wild Ride |
| Arthur | Tamm | Wings vs Waves |
| Emma Yuqian | Wang | Pretty and Pround |
| Emma Yuqian | Wang | Me, My Dog and the Butterfly |
| Betty | Xu | Flowers |
| Betty | Xu | Daydreaming |
| Audrey | Zhang | 爸爸 Baba |
| Julia | Zhang | Tasmania’s night sky |
Age 14-17 Finalists
| First Name | Last Name | Artwork Title |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia | Amor | 15/Love |
| Mahta | Azimi | Majestic |
| Charlotte | Bryson | Focus |
| Lucinda | Burke | Fading Away |
| Lilli | Burns | Frilled and Fierce |
| Alyssa | Duval | Forest Journey |
| Sadie | Eddy | Brown Bottles a Banana and a fold back clip |
| Sadie | Eddy | Right ‘O’ Reg |
| Aleisha | Geleijnse | Meadowed |
| Wyatt | Godden | Cherries |
| Poppy | Harris | dog |
| Holly | Hewes | Don't Ask Me To Dance |
| Oliver | Hunter | Ours en peluche avec perroquet (Teddy Bear with Parrot) |
| Amelie | Jacobs | Curiosity |
| Maya | Kiddle | White Wash |
| Amelie | Kitanobo | Shellfish |
| Yuno | Kojima | Colours in the childhood memory |
| Zali | Madrers | Absence |
| Will | Mandelkow | Locust's Dilemma |
| Lily | Markou | Childhood Unbounded |
| Kaylin | Matthews | Seahorse |
| Kaylin | Matthews | Octopus |
| Alice | Mooney | Held In The Moment |
| Bridie | Murphy | Ma Time |
| Coco | O'Malley | Ruby |
| Levi | Parada | Sombre del Vino - Shadow of Wine |
| Princeton | Phan | The Mingled Glimpsed Seasoned Silver Bream Platter "(TMGSSBP)" |
| Nina | Pischetsrieder | Ivy |
| Lacey | Pohle | Meadow |
| Olive | Pullin | Eyes Of Deception |
| Naomi | Richards | The Patience of Becoming |
| Mercedes | Sanders | Petals in Pause |
| Hannah | Smith | Fading Youth |
| Hadleigh | Smith | Blossoms of Unity |
| Charley | Stewart | The Life of Matthew Flinders |
| Beth | Swift-Roadley | Unsettled |
| Zahra | Walker | The Boy Who Kept Dreaming |
| Melody | Wang | Fawn in flower field |
| Mylie | Weir | Kookaburra Mates |
| Mylie | Weir | Yellow Cheeks |
| Willow | Whelan | The Art Teacher At Home |
| Lisa | Zhang | My Screaming Conscience |
| Ethan | Zheng | Between the Notes |