Shire of Morawa Acquisitive Award

TATIANA AMARAL

'Many into One'

Nature is my greatest inspiration. This work is inspired by the layers of the earth and the extraordinary colours found in rocks, minerals and sediment, where each layer tells a story of time. The work is built through the repetition of hundreds of paper petals. The paper is first hand-painted, then each petal is individually cut, burnt and carefully layered by hand to create texture and depth. Every piece is unique, but together they form a single composition. Like the layers of the earth, our lives are built one layer at a time. Every experience, routine and relationship leaves a mark, gradually shaping who we are. Individually these moments may seem small, but together they create something meaningful.

Works on Canvas Award

VANIA LAWSON

'Chasing Dawn'

Shadows, depth & light are all essential to my artworks. They drive my composition and inspire the creation of the finished piece. I created this artwork showing shadows, corridors & the beautiful light I observed during an early morning walk in Hovea in the Perth hills. I feel immersing in our landscape, helps to calm the push and pull of life and the emotions that are in our everyday life. Our surrounds so often influence us & challenge us but also endear us to have a voice. A voice out of the shadows towards the beautiful light.

Works on Paper Award

ROSEMARY MOSTYN

'Spatial Fragments'

Working in the monoprint printmaking technique I find inspiration in capturing the moment with fragments of memories and images that stay in our minds.

Ansteel Karara Mining Indigenous Art Award

POSSUM ROSE

'Connected to Elders'

Each step leaves a pattern, a path for me to follow. I walk their line, hand to Country, hand to heart. Their knowing is the sand, their yarn is the wind. We are joined by the marks we share what they left, what we add. Story by story we stay joined, old ways, new hands, one way forward. Culture lives when we walk together.

3-Dimensional Art Award

NAOMI ANTENUCCI

'The Ties that Bind'

Becoming a parent challenges and changes the individual in a multitude of ways and each person’s experience is unique. The bond that is formed opens us up to an array of new connections but it can also at the same time constrain us. The myriad of emotions experienced often lead to feeling pulled in opposite directions. I created a work that was self-reflective, showed a dedication of time and was a mosaic of the multitude of pieces of myself and those close to me that make me who I am. Multiple copper plate intaglio prints have been hand printed and hand cut. Additional layers of blind embossed text and hand stitched text were added to the intaglio prints before being hand bound into a hardbound cover, creating a layered three-dimensional unique state “print”. Echoes of the internal bindings are reflected in the Solander storage box ties. This work is intricately detailed, technically challenging and pushes the boundaries of what I am capable of.

Mixed Media Award

LEXIE LAZENBY

'43#II'

43 T #II is grounded within a body of work slow deconstruction and reconstruction of decommissioned silk screens, collected over more than three decades of studio practice. Working with both the mesh & the frames, worn through sustained use, the work engages materials as carriers of lived experience, surfaces shaped by repetition, pressure, and time. Once functional tools of printmaking, the screens are dismantled, cut, stitched, pinned, and layered to retain the residue of their working lives. Each fragment functions simultaneously as surface and structure. Distortions, abrasions, and frayed edges all act as a material register of labour and repeated handling, holding traces of embodied knowledge accumulated through practice. The reconfiguration of the screens move meaning from tools of reproduction to objects with material biographies, where use and alteration are not incidental but formative. Arranged in sequential, linear formats, the reconstructed units read as a measured progression, markers of duration & narrative, each element holding its own history while contributing to a collective accumulation of time, place, and experience embedded through sustained use. Thread, wire, pins, and layered colour enter the work as gestures of holding and repair, acknowledging care without attempting restoration. Wear is neither corrected nor concealed. Stains, misalignments, and softened edges remain visible, speaking to endurance rather than perfection. Through this practice, I seek to honour the quiet histories embedded within studio practice and to reflect on making as a shared, generational process. The work holds space for what is exhausted, overlooked, or discarded, allowing material memory to persist and be re encountered.

People's Choice- Local Resident Award

VENI INBASEELAN

'Whispers of Rhodantha'

This work transitions from pure botanical accuracy into an expressive, flowing exploration of the Eucalyptus rhodantha. It is an attempt to capture not just the form, but the raw living spirit of the Mottlecah. The background features subtle, earthy layers that recall the rugged Midwest bushland of Western Australia. Intertwined with this quiet backdrop, the ornate, cascading lines of the flower reveal an incredible innate resilience—a testament to a delicate blossom that beautifully conquers a demanding terrain.

Tony Tropiano Photography Award

MADELEINE FOGLIANI

'8 Metres Deep in Debt'

A shopping trolley, 8 metres deep in the sea. Unbeknownst to anyone on the surface, the trolley sits silently on the ocean floor, out of sight, a hidden burden. Found and photographed while freediving off the coast of Perth, this image captures more than a discarded object; it reflects the invisible weight many carry in today's economic climate. The trolley becomes a symbol of the rising cost of living and the quiet struggles unfolding beneath the surface of everyday life. Do we sink or swim?

Tropiano Family Emerging Photographer

CASEY JACOBS

'Taarblin Lake Tracks'

I have a passion for exploring and photographing salt lakes from the sky and documenting change over different seasons. Working with a drone, I’m attracted to the rich colours and textures of salt lakes and I enjoy the quiet silence of nature that surrounds me as I photograph these unique landscapes. This image is shot in Wheatbelt WA. It’s printed on Canson rag photographique paper, framed with a sustainable wood frame and has non-reflective UV-70 UltraGlass. I invite you to plan that road trip and explore our vast landscape while you can.

Youth Art (13-18yrs old)

BLAKE APPELTON

'Hu Jiao'

Young Artist (5-12 yrs)

LENA SEVERTSON

'Farm'