Selected from over 700 incredible entries this year, these 40 finalists showcase a variety of artistic techniques to create beautiful works of portraiture. This year's Pre-Selection Panel included Dr Clarissa Ball, Linton Partington, Amy Barrett-Lennard, Bahar Sayed & Tyrown Waigana.
Winners of the Prize will be announced on 30 September 2022. The Lester Prize Main Awards exhibition will be held in Gallery 5 at the Art Gallery of Western Australia, from October 1 to November 13, 2022, with the option to attend the exhibition in-person or online in the virtual gallery space.
Dream Imaginary
Printer Painter Peter
Respect Grandfather Kutri Makanykarra
Breathe
Gungeo
Joe Geia in Corroboree Park
Tukuiap
Third Child at 59
Self-portrait with a sore throat and runny nose (9000+ per day)
Saif as Houses
Lewis
Keep Moving Forward
Portrait of a Painter
Soup of the Day
Here in Spirit
Diecast-Speech Painting (Picture of David Sequiera)
Nappanangka
Trent Crawford Focused
George Haines in his Studio
Self Portrait in Winter Hat
Over Saturation
Smoko
The Brown Minstrels Sing from the Generational Trauma Hymnbook
Jagi
Sid with a Straw Hat
Self Portrait
Quest
The Note
The Scarf
Bared
Tim and Bo
Canned Own as Me
Paul Kelly
Mum
Jinesh
Vicki's Screen Time
My Mother
Darren and Ray
Beggars Belief
Art Exhibitions