Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art 2025
Announcing the 2025 NPCA Award
We are proud to announce the 2025 Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art winners.
Open Prize: Jacqui Shelton Bím Caillte (mistranslated: I am, usually, habitually, lost) 2023 digital video, sound, 19:30sec
Local Prize: Chelle Destefano Who does my family think I am??2024 digital video 5:55 sec stereo and textile poem
Mayor’s Award and People's Choice Award: ;Susan Reddrop Raygun 2024 Blackwood Lead Crystal 35x20x10cm
Selected from 468 entries, the 34 finalists are artists Georgia Banks, Pia Coetsee, Emma Coulter, Lana de Jager, Lada Dedić, Chelle Destefano, Makeda Duong, Megan Evans, Mark Forbes, Phillip George, Tim Gregory, Petrina Hicks, Nicholas Hubicki, Virginia Keft, Janetta Kerr-Grant, Jenna Lee, Warren Lee, Arrayah Loynd, Donna Marcus, Kori Miles, Ezz Monem, Marisa Mu, Jamie Mumford, Serena Pinday, Kenny Pittock, Susan Reddrop, Britt Salt, Amy Schleif, Jacqui Shelton, Sia Smyth, Katie Stackhouse, Meagan Streader, Isabel Trufas, Jen Valender.
We thank our shortlisting judges Matt Cox, Curator of Asian Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales; Gail Harradine, Wotjobaluk, Jadawadjali, Djubagalk, Curatorial Manager, Koorie Heritage Trust and Patrice Sharkey, Head of Exhibitions and Programs, Tarrawarra Museum of Art.
The Finalist exhibition was presented at Montsalvat across three gallery spaces from Friday 4 April - Sunday 25 May.
About the prize
The Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art (NPCA) is open to artists across Australia, working in any medium. This biennial competition includes four monetary prizes:
- Open Prize: $20,000
- Local Prize: $10,000
- Mayor's Award: $500
- People’s Choice Award: $500
The Open and Local Prize are acquisitive. This means that the winning artworks become part of the Nillumbik Shire Art Collection.
2025 Prize Judges
- Dr Vincent Alessi, Director and CEO, Linden New Art
- Dr Kiron Robinson, Artist and Acting Head of School of Art, Victorian College of Arts, University of Melbourne
- Sophie Travers, Director/CEO, Australian Tapestry Workshop
NPCA catalogue 2025(PDF, 1MB)