The Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf will be closed for the Anzac Day public holiday (Saturday 25 April 2026). We look forward to welcoming you on Sunday 26 April.
The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize An acquisitive award of $10,000
Alex Seton, I...U
The Special Commendation Award A non-acquisitive award of $2,000
Stephen Bird, Breakfast Hero
Highly Commended
Huseyin Sami, High Tea 2009
Ken Yonetani, Dead Sea
The Viewers’ Choice A non-acquisitive award of $1,000
Anita Larkin, Wallop
The judges of the 2009 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize were Geoffrey Cassidy, Neil Balnaves and Diane Balnaves.
43 works
Annie Aitken, Stitched #10, nylon vegetable nets, stripped polypropylene vegetable sacks, stainless steel wire, 35 x 45 x 45 cm. Courtesy of James Dorahy Project Space.
Jack Bell, Ku-Camp Dog, acrylic and natural ochres on milkwood, 39 x 70 x 15 cm. Courtesy of Coo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery.
Michael Bell, Devils from Dazu, timber, wire, paint, 44 x 24 x 46 cm. Courtesy of Ray Hughes Gallery.
Stephen Bird, Breakfast Hero, clay, pigments, glaze, 69 x 23 x 16 cm. Courtesy of Ray Hughes Gallery.
Rae Bolotin, Steel Peel, stainless steel, 70 x 60 x 50 cm. Courtesy of Stella Downer Fine Art.
John Brooke, Here Comes the Sun, mild sheet steel, 59 x 60 x 30 cm.
Louise Buchanan, Genetic Material: First Generation, Family Portrait, wax, yarn, found objects, 80 x 50 x 80 cm.
Penny Byrne, Super, vintage porcelain figurine, retouching medium, powder pigments, 35 x 11 x 11 cm. Courtesy of Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art.
Alexandra Chambers, Remember When..., blown and kiln cast glass, wood, brass, earphone set, 20 x 25 x 15 cm. Courtesy of Sabbia Gallery. Photo: Stuart Hay.
Will Coles, ANZAC (RSL), fibreglass, resin, two-pack paint, 79 x 63 x 47 cm.
Kate Ellis, Untitled arms 2008, hardened bleached beeswax, silk thread, poodle fur, 71 x 18 x 13 cm. Courtesy of Karen Woodbury Gallery.
Titania Henderson, Piled Up, bone china, 25 x 51 x 38 cm. Courtesy of Karen Woodbury Gallery.
Liz Henderson, Sweet Talk (Black and White), rubber, pins, nails, plastic, plaster, 20 x 44 x 20 cm.
Therese Howard, What's Your Poison?, bronze, silver, 18ct gold, diamonds, marble, wire, 21 x 16 x 23.5 cm. Courtesy of Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art
Katherine Huang, Stacking Landscapes, porcelain, terracotta, plastic, wood, found object on box, 35 x 29 x 47 cm. Courtesy of Neon Parc.
Chris Ingham, Bronze Lego, bronze, 54 x 40 x 40 cm.
Jonathan Jones, Untitled (domestic heads or tails) 2009, fluorescent tubes, powder-coated metal, electrical wiring, 62 x 35 x 35 cm each. Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Barry Keldoulis.
Kate Just, Nesting, epoxy clay, fibreglass, metallic car paint, satin, latchhooking plastic, 22 x 52 x 52 cm. Courtesy of Nellie Castan Gallery.
Sherrie Knipe, Water Wings, recycled pine, 50 x 78 x 22 cm. Courtesy of Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art.
Carly Kotynski, Soft Serve, carved dishcloth sponge, 15 x 15 x 15 cm.
Anita Larkin, Wallop, collected objects, 78 x 47 x 58 cm. Courtesy of Defiance Gallery.
Kate Mackay, Cardboard Cube #3 That's How the Light Gets In, cardboard, acrylic paint, yarn, 46 x 46 x 46 cm.
David Marshall, My First Car, recycled car parts, mixed media, 40 x 50 x 50 cm.
Darren McGinn, The Dreaded Double Booking, Site 2, ceramic, 46 x 36 x 20 cm.
Ian Munday, White Relief (after Nicholson), found acrylic cabinet, cast polyurethane, ceramic, plaster, found material and objects, 54 x 41 x 37 cm.
Nell, The Ghost Who Walks Will Never Die, bronze, 23 x 22 x 22 cm. Courtesy of Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery.
John Nicholson, Send/Receive, plastic, 60 x 41 x 7.5 cm. Courtesy of Sophie Gannon Gallery.
Rodney Pople, Altar Piece, mat, timber, linen, archival ink print, oil paint, string, nails, screws, 80 x 60 x 35 cm. Courtesy of Australian Galleries.
Elvis Richardson, The impossibility of losing in the mind of someone winning, found burnt and re-silvered trophy, cement base, 16 x 15 x 10 cm. Courtesy of Hugo Michell Gallery.
Ron Robertson-Swann, On Reflection, mixed media on canvas, 31 x 21 x 18.5 cm. Courtesy of Defiance Gallery.
Lisa Roet, The Scout, Hosei, bronze, glass, 60 x 70 x 15 cm. Courtesy of Karen Woodbury Gallery.
Caroline Rothwell, Comparative Anatomy (Mouth Head, i), powder-coated Britannia metal, 64.5 x 22 x 7 cm. Courtesy of Grantpirrie and Tolarno Galleries.
Julie Rrap, Stasis Symbol, bronze, silver chrome, 15 x 53 x 10 cm. Courtesy of Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery.
Ann Russell, Macarthur Park, bricolage, 30 x 27 cm.
Huseyin Sami, High Tea 2009, household paint, paint tins, paint lids, melamine board, 76 x 24 x 24 cm. Courtesy of Sarah Cottier Gallery.
Alex Seton, I...U, bianco marble, resin inlay, 8 x 55 x 78 cm. Courtesy of Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art.
Roh Singh, Owl Blind, frosted acrylic, plywood, paint, 29 x 12 x 22 cm. Courtesy of Dianne Tanzer Gallery.
Braddon Snape, Shifted Paradigm, cast pure white cement, 58 x 38 x 10 cm.
Suzannah Terauds, Domestic Elation, blown glass, cast glass pegs, wooden pegs, 35 x 35 x 35 cm.
Kensuke Todo, Takashimaya Department Store, Kyoto 2007, mild steel, 43 x 71 x 16 cm. Courtesy of King Street Gallery on William.
Impiti Winton, Kipara Wipiatjara (Bush Turkey with Feathers), raffia, emu feathers, 38 x 29 x 72 cm. Courtesy of Tjanpi Desert Weavers.
Ken Yonetani, Dead Sea, porcelain, 57 x 42 x 42 cm. Courtesy of Dianne Tanzer Gallery.
Michael Zavros, Orpheus, bronze, 24.2 x 13.7 x 1.4 cm. Courtesy of Grantpirrie.