Paper serves as an artistic surface, medium and inspiration at the biennial Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award.
Founded in 2001, the Award invites artists nationwide to submit works with, on or about paper.
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| Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award 2025 Exhibition |
Selected from over 1000 entries, the 61 finalists, exhibited at the Hazelhurst Arts Centre, capture the Award’s call.
Paper is drawn, cut and printed on, collaged, assembled into a sculpture, embroidered and even woven into a blanket and rug.
The winning works, as judged by Wollongong Art Gallery Director, Dr Daniel Mudie Cunningham, focus on paper's more traditional applications.
Rochelle Haley’s watercolour and ink work Rising Switch, 2025, earned the $15,000 major award.
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| Rising Switch, 2025 - Rochelle Haley |
The $5,000 Young and Early Career Artist Award went to Isobel Rayson for her pen and ink work Enclosed, 2025.
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| Enclosed, 2025 - Isobel Rayson |
Freya Fristad took home the $5,000 Friends of Hazelhurst Local Artist Award for her linocut relief, VESSEL #6, 2024.
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| VESSEL #6, 2024 - Freya Fristad |
The Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award 2025 is exhibiting at the Hazelhurst Arts Centre in Gymea until 25 January 2026.
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