Join us for the closing celebrations and announcement of the People’s Choice Prize winner for this year’s Waverley Art Prize.

Please register your attendance at the link below.

Now in its 39th year, this year’s 2025 judges for the Waverley Woollahra Art Prize were Anne Ryan (Curator of Australian Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales) and Jasper Knight (Artist).

Congratulations to Rosemary Lee for winning the Open Prize with her drawing 25-2. Special mentions: Michelle Hanlin  Pareidolia (Open Prize Highly Commended), Rose Wilfred – Ngilpitji, Our Land (Open Prize Highly Commended), Peter Berner – Sparse (Mayor’s Prize and also Local Prize Highly Commended), Kaz Muramatsu – Golden Arowana (Mayor’s Prize Highly Commended), Eleanor Purseglove – Neptune Pool (Mayor’s Prize Highly Commended), Catherine Tate – Bondi’s Hot Summer Nights (Local Prize) and Peter Berner – Sparse (Local Prize Highly Commended)

Thank you to all of our 2025 finalists: Emma Anna, Peter Berner, Gina Bruce, Leah Bullen, Mark Maurangi Carrol, Armando Chant, Andrew Clarke, Nancy Constandelia, Danica Firulovic, Steve Gorman, Mark Gowing, Jody Graham, Michelle Hanlin, Amber Hearn, HEGO, Anton James, Philjames, Alun Rhys Jones, Kozy K, Matthew Kentmann, Rosemary Lee, Belem Lett, Cate Maddy, Daniel McAuley, Julian Meagher, Bette Mifsud, Tony Mighell, Kaz Muramatsu, Eleanor Purselove, Matthew Ricci, Nick Santoro, Mook Simpson, Renay Smith, Sally Stokes, Lilli Stromland, Catherine Tate, Kate Vassallo, Mirra Whale, Rose Wilfred, Joseph Williams Jungarayi.

There is still time to vote for your favourite artwork to win this year’s People’s Choice Prize when visiting the Bondi Pavilion Art Gallery. Voting closes a 2pm on 17th August and the winner will be announced by Lea Simpson at 3:30pm. 

Find out more about the exhibition here.