Macquarie Group Collection

Macquarie Group Emerging Artist Prize

The Macquarie Group Collection has been supporting emerging Australian artists for more than thirty-five years. The Collection's annual Emerging Artist Prize offers support to a new generation of Australian visual artists.

Artists are invited to enter one original work that reflects the Macquarie Group Collection theme, The Land and Its Psyche.

The associated exhibition will be held in The Art Space a new public gallery opening in Macquarie's new global headquarters in Sydney later this year. The exhibition will also be available for viewing online.

 

2024 Macquarie Group Emerging Artist Prize

Entries for the 2024 Macquarie Group Emerging Artist Prize are now closed. Thank you to all artists who entered; we will be in contact with finalists and semi-finalists directly.

If you have any questions, please email art@macquarie.com.

Finalists' art will be displayed in the 2024 Macquarie Group Emerging Artist Prize exhibition in Sydney. The winner will receive $A20,000 prize money. Each finalist will also receive a $A1,000 art transport voucher from International Art Services.

100 per cent of proceeds from the sale of their work goes directly to the artist.

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Semi-finalists Instagram profiles
Fergus Berney-Gibson @ferguskbg
Olivia Chin @olivechin
Lee Coulthard @lee.m.coulthard
Mia Clayton @miaclayton.art
Mitchell Davis @mitchel__davis
Zartisha Davis @Chilly_alma
Raf Diallo @rafsydcity
Rhy Dyball @rhydyball
Alice Duncan @alicelduncan
Alison Ford @alison.amaryllis
Janna Hayes @jannahayesart
Fiona Henderson @fionahendersonartist
Jesse Heriot @morbid__mayhem
Skye Jamieson @skyejamieson_
Tracey Jones @traceyjones42
Hannah Layson @hannahlayson_art
Elena Larkin @lennylarkin
Mina Lee @minainart
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Semi-finalists Instagram profiles
Tara McIntosh @taramcintosh
Otto Macpherson @otto_macpherson_
Alexandra Mills @alexandramillsart
Laura Moore @_laura_moore
Jasmine Mowbray @jasminemowbray_studio
Lara Pisarek @larapisareksart
Kate Shaw @k8yshaw_art
Jessica Smith @jessicabarbarasmith
Daniel Song @torqeen
Michelle Thompson @Michelle.Thompson.fine.art
Rebecca Waterstone @rebeccawaterstone
Adrienne Watson @injalakarts
Hamish Wilson @hamishwilson.art
Casseyanne Woods @collectiveartcentre
Sarah Woodward @sarah_woodward_mostly
Callum Worsfold @callum.w_art
Joon Youn @niche_fetisch
Jessica Žaknić @jessicazaknic.art
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Semi-finalists Instagram profiles
Fergus Berney-Gibson @ferguskbg
Olivia Chin @olivechin
Lee Coulthard @lee.m.coulthard
Mia Clayton @miaclayton.art
Mitchell Davis @mitchel__davis
Zartisha Davis @Chilly_alma
Raf Diallo @rafsydcity
Rhy Dyball @rhydyball
Alice Duncan @alicelduncan
Alison Ford @alison.amaryllis
Janna Hayes @jannahayesart
Fiona Henderson @fionahendersonartist
Jesse Heriot @morbid__mayhem
Skye Jamieson @skyejamieson_
Tracey Jones @traceyjones42
Hannah Layson @hannahlayson_art
Elena Larkin @lennylarkin
Mina Lee @minainart
Tara McIntosh @taramcintosh
Otto Macpherson @otto_macpherson_
Alexandra Mills @alexandramillsart
Laura Moore @_laura_moore
Jasmine Mowbray @jasminemowbray_studio
Lara Pisarek @larapisareksart
Kate Shaw @k8yshaw_art
Jessica Smith @jessicabarbarasmith
Daniel Song @torqeen
Michelle Thompson @Michelle.Thompson.fine.art
Rebecca Waterstone @rebeccawaterstone
Adrienne Watson @injalakarts
Hamish Wilson @hamishwilson.art
Casseyanne Woods @collectiveartcentre
Sarah Woodward @sarah_woodward_mostly
Callum Worsfold @callum.w_art
Joon Youn @niche_fetisch
Jessica Žaknić @jessicazaknic.art
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Finalists Instagram profiles
Fergus Berney-Gibson @ferguskbg
Olivia Chin @olivechin
Lee Coulthard @lee.m.coulthard
Mitchell Davis @mitchel__davis
Zartisha Davis @Chilly_alma
Alice Duncan @alicelduncan
Rhy Dyball @rhydyball
Alison Ford @alison.amaryllis
Fiona Henderson @fionahendersonartist
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Finalists Instagram profiles
Jesse Heriot @morbid__mayhem
Skye Jamieson @skyejamieson_
Elena Larkin @lennylarkin
Tara McIntosh @taramcintosh
Jasmine Mowbray @jasminemowbray_studio
Adrienne Watson @injalakarts
Casseyanne Woods @collectiveartcentre
Sarah Woodward @sarah_woodward_mostly
Callum Worsfold @callum.w_art
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Finalists Instagram profiles
Fergus Berney-Gibson @ferguskbg
Olivia Chin @olivechin
Lee Coulthard @lee.m.coulthard
Mitchell Davis @mitchel__davis
Zartisha Davis @Chilly_alma
Alice Duncan @alicelduncan
Rhy Dyball @rhydyball
Alison Ford @alison.amaryllis
Fiona Henderson @fionahendersonartist
Jesse Heriot  @morbid__mayhem
Skye Jamieson  @skyejamieson_
Elena Larkin  @lennylarkin
Tara McIntosh  @taramcintosh
Jasmine Mowbray  @jasminemowbray_studio
Adrienne Watson  @injalakarts
Casseyanne Woods  @collectiveartcentre
Sarah Woodward  @sarah_woodward_mostly
Callum Worsfold  @callum.w_art

2024 key dates

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Event Date
Prize now open for entries Tuesday, 9 April 2024
Entries close Friday, 14 June 2024
Announcement of finalists and semi-finalists June - July 2024
Announcement of winners Friday, 20 September 2024
Exhibition opens Friday, 20 September 2024
Exhibition closes Monday, 13 January 2025

Macquarie Group Emerging Artist Prize online exhibition 

The exceptional quality of the finalists’ work reflects the significant depth of talent to be found among Australia’s next generation of promising artists. 

Mick, 2022 by Billy Bain (Winner)