2025 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize

26 September - 16 November 2025

Morgan Stokes, Simulation Sculpture 10, 2023. Granite, riverstone, black nickel-plated aluminium, 22.5 x 48 x 35 cm. Courtesy of Curatorial+Co. Photo: Jacquie Manning

The 2025 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize exhibition will showcase 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 promises to represent 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 will inform a thoughtful, diverse selection.

Visitors are warmly invited to experience the exhibition at Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf and cast their vote in the 2025 Viewer’s Choice Award.

“WSSP is the first major prize I have ever won - and it came in my seventh year of working as an artist. What I most cherish is that my small, quiet and materially humble sculptural object was so deeply seen and appreciated for its tender presence. I will always be grateful. Thank you, Woollahra.” - Hannah Gartside, 2024 Winner

“I’m thrilled to be invited to judge the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize alongside an incredible panel. I won this prize in 2017 on the eve of my son’s birth, and it enabled the entire next chapter of my life. It’s an honour to now help champion other sculptors - forging their way through art and life - and to contribute to this important platform for contemporary sculpture.” - Sanné Mestrom, 2025 Judge & 2017 Winner

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