2025 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize
26 September - 16 November 2025
Stephen Ralph, messenger. basalt, 36 × 29 × 32 cm. Appears courtesy of The Commercial, Sydney. Photo: Jacquie Manning
The 2025 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize exhibition showcases a dynamic range of sculptural practice, featuring artists from across Australia and internationally, working across a broad spectrum of materials, forms and conceptual approaches. From quiet, contemplative pieces to bold, materially complex works, this year’s Prize represents the breadth and vitality of contemporary sculpture.
The 2025 judging panel brings together a wealth of expertise and insight: artist and academic Sanné Mestrom; inaugural Ngununggula Gallery Director, Megan Monte; and Head Curator of International Art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Justin Paton. Their collective experience inform a thoughtful, diverse selection.
The 54 finalists are:
Alice Lang, Alicia Cox, Amanda Page, Amy Wong, Andrew Christie, Annabel Lahz, Anne-Marie May, Belem Lett, Bianca Hester, Brad Gunn, Bronwyn Sargeson, Floria Tosca, Carol Crawford, Christian Bonett, Christopher Jewitt, Christopher Langton, Daniel Agdag, Darcey Bella Arnold, Donna Marcus, Emma-Kate Hart, Jacqueline Bradley, Jane Hosking, Jennifer Oh, Jessica Murtagh, Josephine Bridge, Joshua Copland-Nielsen, Joshua Rowell, Josina Pumani, Kat Shapiro Wood, Katherine Castillo Alferez, Kirsten Coelho, Lucie Billingsley, Lynda Draper, Martin John Oldfield, MeiMei Hodgkinson, Mel Booth, Michael Cusack, Michelle Ussher, Morgan Stokes, Nadine Schmoll, Nasim Nasr, Nuha Saad, Paul Davies, Paul McInnes, Robert Schwartz, Ruth Ju-shih Li, Sassy Park, Simon Chalmers, Stephen Bird, Stephen Ralph, Tahlia Undarlegt, Tai Snaith, Tanya Reinli, Thomas Mason, Virginia Leonard.
See the winners and finalists
Visitors are warmly invited to experience the exhibition at Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf and cast their vote in the Viewers' Choice Award.
Across the exhibition period, the Gallery presents a vibrant and inclusive program of workshops, artist talks, and tours. If you would like to arrange a free group or community tour, please contact us at gallery@woollahra.nsw.gov.au.
We are grateful for the generous support of our sponsors: