National Works on Paper 2026 exhibition - 5 September to 22 November

Next date: Friday, 23 October 2026 | 11:00 AM to 04:00 PM

For more than fifty years the National Works on Paper (NWOP) exhibition has presented a survey of contemporary art and celebrated the medium of paper in all its forms. NWOP is one of the leading art awards and exhibitions in the country, attracting Australia’s foremost contemporary artists working with paper.

Through this nationally significant award, MPRG has proudly acquired 14 winning works, a further 91 through its precursor, the Spring Festival of Drawing and many more purchased for the Gallery by the Friends of MPRG—building one of Australia’s most significant collections of works on paper. With a $20,000 major acquisitive prize, NWOP continues to play a vital role in supporting artists and advancing the practice of contemporary Australian art on paper.

This year, 68 works have been selected from over 900 entries.

The announcement of the winning artists and works will be made on Friday 4 September at the exhibition launch.

2026 Finalists: 

Samara ADAMSON-PINCZEWSKI, Daniel AGDAG, Kim ANDERSON, Caleb ARCIFA, Lyn ASHBY, Karike ASHWORTH, Lorraine BIGGS, Emma BINGHAM, Katrina BODEY, Kieran BOLAND, Jack BUCKLEY, Jon CAMPBELL, Jon CATTAPAN, Joshua CHARADIA, Jacky CHENG, Matthew CLARKE, Renato COLANGELO, Sal COOPER, Lesley DUXBURY, Sarah DUYSHART, Nathanael EDWARDS, Louise FORTHUN, Belinda FOX, Grace GLADDISH, Liberté GRACE, Robert HAGUE, Kyoko HASHIMOTO, Euan HENG, Kyoko IMAZU, Eamonn JACKSON, Winsome JOBLING, Locust JONES, Solomon KAMMER, Martin KING, Margie KRISTOFICH, Jenna LEE, Adam LEE, Jade LEES-PAVEY, Francis MACINDOE, Sara MAHER, Dennis McCART, Lisa MICHL, Tony MIGHELL, Jennifer MILLS & Darcy LUKER, Daphne MOHAJER VA PESARAN, Kent MORRIS, Munuy'nu MARIKA, Marrnyula MUNUŊGURR, Wanapa MUNUŊGURR, Jenny NOONE, Jordan O'CONNOR, Julie POULSEN, Ryan PRESLEY, Isobel RAYSON, Alethea RICHTER, Brian ROBINSON, r e a, Kurt SCHRANZER, Sandra SELIG, Sarah THORNTON-SMITH, Zoë VENESS, Lois WATERS, Lydia WEGNER, Rosie WEISS, Paul WHITE, Jo WILLIAMS, Neil WILLIAMS, Jud WIMHURST

 

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Location

MPRG, Civic Reserve, Dunns Rd, Mornington, 3931, View Map