upstART 2023

25 November to 10 December 2023

The annual upstART Exhibition and Awards showcases the work of regional students in Stages 5 and 6, encompassing a broad range of styles and subjects. The exhibition includes experimental and creative approaches to painting, ceramics, mixed media, photography and sculpture. This is a “must-see” exhibition presented by the Cowra Regional Art Gallery, in association with high schools in the Central West.  

Congratulations to the upstART 2023 Winners:

Winner Year 9/10
55. Skye Saville
Old Aboriginal Woman
pencil
Forbes High School
Year 10

Highly Commended Year 9/10
33. Mylee Taylor
MyleE
watercolours and pen on paper
Boorowa Central School
Year 9

Winner Year 11
74. Lilly-Rose McFeeters
Fred Williams' Mt Nameless
acrylic on canvas
Young High School

Highly Commended Year 11
63. Mischa Boxsell
Caricature of Self
watercolour
Hennessy Catholic College

Winner Year 12
81. Ruby Coady
Dangling Conversations
slipcast earthenware
St Raphael's Catholic School

Highly Commended Year 12
87. Amber Hulett
Lightshow 1-3 (series)
photographic prints
Cowra High School

Winner Painting Award
65. Jaz Dunlop
Cows under the tree
acrylic
Cowra High School
AYear 11

Highly Commended Painting
102. Hannah Stone
Connection through the years
acrylic on canvas
Cowra High School
Year 12

Drawing Award
40. Orlagh Fock
My mother's hands
graphite on paper
James Sheahan Catholic High School
Year 10

Highly Commended Drawing
66. Luke Edwardes
Blueberries
pencil on paper
Young High School
Year 11

Photography Award
89. Lilly Lincoln
Memento Mori for a Flapper Dame
digital print
Young High School
Year 12

Highly Commended Photography
104. Rowan Turnbull
Expectations of teens 1-3 (series)
photographic prints
Cowra High School
Year 12

Digital Art Award
88. Clive Langton
Putting Down the Pixel
digital prints
Canowindra High School
Year 12

Mixed Media Award
106. Lillian Williams
O Rejoice Young Man in thy Youth
collage, etching, timber and pokerwork
Hennessy Catholic College
Year 12

Highly Commended Mixed Media
34. Evelyn Taylor
200 years
ink and pencil
James Sheahan Catholic High School
Year 9

Sculpture/Ceramics Award
78. Nicolas Surilla
Basket
found objects
Young High School
Year 11

Highly Commended Sculpture/Ceramics
59. Zara Wright
Coral Tides
ceramic, oxide, coloured glaze
Cowra High School
Year 10

^{Image credit: Winner Year 11 - Zsalea Mansley - Whiteley's Marulan Bird with Rock, acrylic painting, Year 11 Cowra High School}