Alfred Lowe's upcoming exhibition "CHARGED" will be on view 8 - 24 April 2026Please contact the gallery to register your interest to preview the exhibition.
Adelaide-based Aranda artist Alfred Lowe has won the NGV’s 2025 Rigg Design Prize, unanimously selected by the Prize jury for his impressive ceramic vessels titled "You and me, us never part", highlighting a new generation of Australian designers under 35. "The Rigg Design Prize is Australia’s most prestigious accolade for contemporary design. Since its inception in 1994, this triennial prize exhibition has featured over one hundred designers across a range of disciplines, celebrating their creative achievements and providing a valuable platform for visibility, recognition and impact. For its landmark tenth edition in 2025, the $40,000 prize will be awarded to an early-career Australian design practice, drawing attention to the new generation of talent. Bringing together emerging designers, the exhibition spans ceramics, glass, furniture, woodwork, metalwork, textiles, lighting and contemporary jewellery, presenting ambitious works that reflect bold approaches to materiality, form and function.Early-career practitioners play a crucial role in shaping Australia’s design ecosystem and culture. They bring bold ideas and fresh perspectives that challenge conventions and expand the possibilities of design and making. The Rigg Design Prize 2025 – Next in Design – recognises the energy, ingenuity and vision of emerging designers who are making important contributions to their fields."Rigg Design Prize 2025 is on view: The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square (Level 3)19 September 2025 - 1 February 2026
Congratulations to Vipoo Srivilasa for being selected as a finalist in both the 2025 Archibald and Wynne Prizes at the Art Gallery of New South Wales for his works:'Self Portrait as a Cat King', 2025colour pigment on porcelain30 x 26 cm (Archibald Prize)'Silent Allies', 2024earthenware, black glaze and gold lustre56 x 28 x 15 cm(Wynne Prize)The Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes will be on view between 10 May - 17 August 2025, Art Gallery of New South Wales.Click image to see additional information.
Congratulations to Bern Emmerichs for being selected as a finalist in the 2025 Glover Prize for her work "Uprooted". Emmerichs is one of 42 finalists representing the Judges' selection of the best artworks of the Tasmanian landscape. The winner will be announced on Friday 7 March 2025 at the Official opening. The exhibition showcasing the 42 finalist artworks will be open to the public 8-16 March 2025 at the Falls Park Pavilion, Evandale, Tasmania.
