The Goulburn Art Award began in 1992 and is held every two years. It is open to artists living within a 120km radius of Goulburn working in any medium. The Award represents the talent and diversity of artists working within the region. The Gallery encourages submissions from artists at all stages of their careers.

Award Categories:

Goulburn Art Award Winner: $12,000

Highly Commended: $1,500

People's Choice: $1,000

 Judge: The 2026 Goulburn Art Award will be judged by Rachel Kent, CEO, Bundanon.

About Rachel Kent:

Rachel Kent has served as CEO of Bundanon since September 2021. Rachel is an experienced arts leader, art historian and head curator with extensive experience working with international museums and cultural institutions. Prior to her appointment at Bundanon, Rachel was the Chief Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Australia and has presented exhibitions in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the USA, and Canada, including major solo presentations by Do Ho Suh, Doug Aitken, Cornelia Parker, Yoko Ono and Grayson Perry. She speaks widely on the arts and culture, including TEDx, sits on editorial and advisory panels for industry and government, is the author of multiple award-winning artist monographs, and is an international juror for art awards in Asia and Europe. 

Goulburn Art Award 2026 Finalists:

S.A. Adair; Jennifer Adams; Valentina Albert; Alison Alder; Karen Alexander; Phil Alldis; Alex Asch; Katrina Barter; Nicci Bedson; John Bokor; Zoe Brand; Tom Buckland; Lucinda Chambers; Liz Coats; Rowan Conroy; Claire Cusack; Ham Darroch; Nicola Dickson; Bill Dorman; Tom Duffy; Eggpicnic (Christopher Macaluso and Camila De Gregorio); Lynne Flemons; Sarah Fordyce; Elliott Fox; Hannah Gason; Agneiska Golda; Harriet Goodall; Helen Goodwin; Lorna Grear; Saskia Haalebos; Lizzie Hall; Melissa Hammond; Miranda Hampson; Craig Handley; Aedan Harris; Sammy Hawker; Prue Hazelgrove; Tessa Hoser; Robin Howard; Nicole Ison; Cecilia Järdemar, Emily Kerr; Rosalind Lemoh; Tracy Luff;   Allison MacKay; Anjani Mane: Rebecca Mayo and Diedre Martin; Karri McPherson; Ray Monde; Jo Morris; Charlie Nelson; Racquel Ormella; Kathryn Orton; Bonnie Porter Greene; Hannah Quinlivan; Emma Rani Hodges, Annika Romeyn; Penny Sadubin; Lisa Stevenson; Teo Treloar; Yvette Tziallas; Pia Van Gelder; John R Walker; and Zoe Young.

Winner 2026 Goulburn Art Award:  John R Walker

Winner 2026 Highly Commended:  Deidre Martin and Rebecca Mayo

Winner 2026 Young Artist Award:  Steven Popovic

 View the online catalogue with full details on every work in the Goulburn Art Award 2026 here