Waverley Youth Art Prize recent recipients

Youth Art Prize

2024

Mayor’s Prize: Tilly Naar, Dolphin Reef
Mayor’s Prize: Lynn Li, Anglerfish

Junior – Highly Commended: Oliver Starkenburg, The Sunken Spaceship
Junior – Third: Alexander Banhidi & August Bergland, Colour is Everything
Junior – Second: Luke Wu, Axolotl
Junior – First: Esra Vasfi, The World We Carry

Intermediate – Highly Commended: Annabel Mills, Changing Waters
Intermediate – Third: Suvdaa, Beneath the Tides
Intermediate – Second: Zaneta Danusas, The Legend of the Mer-Cow
Intermediate – First: Jet Batu-Sampson, Ocean Plate

Best Sculpture: Lexi Smith, A Diver's Tango with Mr. Squid
Best Interpretation of the theme: Oscar Petersen, IA (Intelligence Artificial)

Senior – Highly Commended: Claudia Sidoti, Tea Time
Senior – Third: Coco Batu-Sampson, AMPHITRITE Goddess of the Sea
Senior – Second: Rose Lespets, Strange Encounter
Senior – First: Misha Heazlewood, Polluted Prawn Cocktail

2023

Mayor’s Highly Commended: Patrick Kelly
Mayor’s Highly Commended: Kathryn Jordan
Mayor’s Prize: Mila Bell

Junior – Highly Commended: Romeo Barret
Junior – Third: Eve Toward
Junior – Second: Emelie Mitchell-Taverner
Junior – First: Luna Leis

Intermediate – Highly Commended: Hesper Kelso Black
Intermediate – Highly Commended: Austin Zhang
Intermediate – Third: Brideah Cronin
Intermediate – Second: Toby
Intermediate – First: Patrick Kelly

Best New Media: Sarah Toward
Best 3 Dimensional: Dallas and Summer Pumpa-Jones
Best Interpretation of the theme:
Griffin Hincksman
Best Interpretation of the theme: Kathryn Jordan

Senior – Highly Commended: Siena Taylor
Senior – Third: Yana Dalglish
Senior – Second: Coco Batu-Sampson
Senior – First: Angus Fisher

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