PRINT & DRAWING
ACQUISITIVE AWARDS
$20,000

Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery
We are pleased to announce the Winners for the 2026 Swan Hill National Print & Drawing Acquisitive Awards.

2026 Print & Drawing Awards

The exhibition will continue until Sunday,
4 October, 2026.

The judging panel met recently for the difficult task of assessing entries and selecting finalists. Over 300 entries were received and the overall standard was very high.
 
Congratulations to our winners and all of our finalists.

2026 WINNERS

 


Print Winner
Bridget HILLEBRAND

White Noise

Bridget Hillebrand, White Noise, 2026. Linocut on washi. 130 x 328 x 6cm.

Drawing Winner
Raquel ORMELLA

A page from an incidental biography

Raquel Ormella, A page from an incidental biography, 2025. Colour paper on found recycled envelopes, metal shelf. 100 x 120cm.

Highly Commended
Mia BEHRENS

Making Order

Mia Behrens, Making Order, 2024. Mars lumograph black, graphite, charcoal and white conte on watercolour-ground primed wooden board. 45 x 45cm

Highly Commended
Matti MATTI

One Million Marks of Crushing Post-migraine Despair

Matti Matti, One Million Marks of Crushing Post-migraine Despair, 2025. Ink, graphite, metallic ink on Fabriano 200 gsm paper. 150 x 150cm.

Highly Commended
Cat POLJSKI

Compacted views of a city

Cat Poljski, Compacted views of a city, 2026. Diptych: etching, engraving, relief print, burnishing on somerset paper. 73 x 112cm.

Highly Commended
Melissa SMITH

Between time and place

Melissa Smith, Between time and place, 2024. Intaglio print on Magnani paper. 100 x 66cm (diptych).

2026 FINALISTS

Patricia Agus
Gregory  Alexander
Rosalind Atkins
Mia Behrens 
Peter Burke   
Marwa Charmand
Elizabeth Cole
Warren Cooke
Marcel Cousins          
Joel Crosswell
Zena Zada Cumpston
Mark Dober  
Lesley Duxbury
Emily Ferretti              
Todd Fuller    
Silvi Glattauer
Jennifer Goodman   
Jackie Gorring             
Jody Graham
Rona Green   
Mike Green                    
Eleonora Gugliotta                     
Jodi Heffernan
Bridget Hillebrand   
Pat Hoffie
Melinda Hunt              
Alun Rhys Jones                        
Mohammed Kadan                  
Robbie Karmel
Barbie Kjar 
Susan Knight
Martina Latimer         
Chris Lawry   
Asa Letourneau         
Margaret Manchee  
Katherine Marmaras              
Matti Matti                     
Annabelle McEwen
Shane McGowan         
Paula McLoughlin     
Glenn Morgan
Kellie O'Dempsey    
Raquel Ormella
Christoper Orr
Jim Pavlidis   
Cat Poljski     
Dan Power     
Julia Powles  
Ignacio Querejeta    
Annika Romeyn          
Giancarlo Savaris    
Melinda Schawel
Benjamin Sheppard
Kylie Sims      
Melissa Smith                             
Maggie Stein
Justine Wake
Debra Winn   
Slavica Zivkovic   

ABOUT THE AWARDS

The mission of the 2026 Swan Hill Print and Drawing Acquisitive Awards is to promote excellence in Australian prints and drawings; present an outstanding exhibition of contemporary Australian prints and drawings, and continue to build a high-quality collection for Art Gallery of Swan Hill. 

Two awards will be given. One print and one drawing will be acquired by Art Gallery of Swan Hill. 

Selected artists will receive the value of their work and an additional amount up to a total of $10,000.

Judges


Dunja Rmandic
Director Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
 
Lisa Sullivan
Assistant Director, Curatorial - Geelong art Gallery