Finalists

Members News

August 12, 2026 by Ro Murray Leave a Comment

Congratulations to members Mark Rowden, Wendy Stokes and Ro Murray.

Mark Rowden Self Portrait , selected for Gallery One Smallacombe Self Portrait Prize 2026.

Exhibition 28 Aug-23 Sept

Mark Rowden Quiet Country, selected for 9×5 Landscape Art Prize 2026

Wendy Stokes Retracing Memory, Giverny progresso coloured pencil and pastel on paper, 70x50cm. Selected for the Kedumba Drawing Award 2026, 22 Aug-27 Sept Kedumba Gallery Wentworth Falls.

Ro Murray (collaborative drawing with Mandy Burgess) PASSION (detail) 2026, Charcoal and ink mural on Fabriano, 150x1900cm. In the group exhibition UNRuly at M16 Artspace Canberra.

Artist Talks on the last day, 3pm 23 August.

Congratulations To Members Selected Finalists in the Gosford Art Prize and Northern Beaches Environment Award

August 9, 2026 by Ro Murray Leave a Comment

Out of a record 1518 submissions made to Gosford Art Prize, 148 artworks were selected, including those by Gary Shinfield, Roz Kean, Rew Hanks and Carolyn Craig. This years judges were Dean Cross and Sally Dan -Cuthbert.

The Awards presentation and exhibition Opening Night Event is on Friday 25 September 6pm.

Nathalie Gautier-Hartog Hawkesbury River 2025 Letter press on Rizograph print

And selected finalist Northern Beaches Environment Awards were Nathalie Gautier-Hartog and Roz Kean

Roz Kean also has her exhibition THE SPACE BETWEEN at Belco Arts Canberra celebrating her printmaking 1976-2026 London, Toyko, Canberra and Sydney. OPENING 6pm Friday 28 August until 11 October 2026

Members News

May 5, 2026 by Ro Murray Leave a Comment

**Lois Waters** *Warp 4* 2025 Etching Ink on Kozo 30×20.8 cm

Lois Waters is a finalist in the National Works on Paper at the Mornington Peninsula Regional Art Gallery with Warp 4, 2025

Ro Murray and Nathalie Gautier Hartog have been accepted into the Fleurieau Art Prize and Nathalie’s work is the Curator’s Pick.

**Ro Murray** *Either side of Kissing Point* 2026 Linoprint 76x112cm

**Nathalie Gautier Hartog** *Impermanence to Permanence (detail)* Lace, broken glass

Congratulations to all.

News From Jenny Robinson Print Studio

April 8, 2026 by Ro Murray Leave a Comment

Congratulations to Sydney Printmaker Jenny Robinson who has been selected a finalist Ravenswood Womens Art Prize this year.

Also Jenny has a Solo exhibition in Wellington NZ

at Nine Fathoms Deep Gallery Edifice from 1 April – 7 May 2026

THERE IS ALSO A SPOT IN THESE WORKSHOPS IN HER STUDIO

Advanced Collagraph Printmaking: A Five-Day Immersion with Sarah Amos 25-29 May

Monoprints Reimagined: Breaking the rules of the Multi Plate Monoprint with Sarah Amos

1-3 June 2026 , 3 days

2-Day Intensive: Massive Monoprint Workshop with Jenny Robinson 25-26 April 2026

Contact her at Enquiries@jennyrobinsonprint.studio

Anne Starling Selected Finalist Muswellbrook Art Prize

March 5, 2026 by Ro Murray Leave a Comment

**Anne Starling** *Home Comfort* 2025, lino cut, woodblock collage on BFK Rives paper

Congratulations to Sydney Printmaker member Anne Starling for being selected a finalist to the Muswellbrook Art Prize 2026. Exhibition dates 19 March-23 May

other finalists selected and their work https://www.artgalleria.com/view-room/42264

Nathalie Gautier-Hartog Finalist in the Alice Prize

February 14, 2026 by Ro Murray Leave a Comment

**Nathalie Gautier-Hartog** *Margaret River* 2025, cianotypeand gold/fool gold drawing 36x76cm

Congratulations to Sydney Printmaker member Nathalie Gautier-Hartog on being selected finalist to the Alice Prize 2026, with her work Margaret River.

The Alice Prize is an acquisitive national contemporary prize that celebrates artists working in any medium or theme from across the nation.

A biennial prize at Araluen Cultural Precint, Alice Springs, March 27 to June 8 2026

Sydney Printmakers at WAMA Art Prize in Victoria

December 10, 2025 by Ro Murray Leave a Comment

Sydney Printmaker members Nathalie Gautier-Hartog and Ro Murray at the opening of WAMA Works on Paper Environment Prize 2025.

The major acquisitive prize was awarded to Kate Gorringe-Smith, and three awards of excellence were presented to Deanne Gilson, Delores Skowronski and Ro Murray by the Judges Dr Jacqueline Healy, Dr Vicki Couzens, Suzanne Davies and Anne Virgo.

NATHALIE GAUTIER-HARTOG Hawkesbury River 2025 letterpress and rizzo printing, 90x160cm

You can visit the exhibition in person at WAMA’s newly opened National Centre for Environmental Art 4000 Ararat-Halls Gap Rd, Halls Gap, Victoria.

Thursday – Sunday 10am – 5pm until 16 March 2026