Sophia Alone Respect Grandfather Kutri Makanykarra 2022. Acrylic on canvas, 44.5 x 44.5 cm. Courtesy of the artist.
The Lester Prize is one of the country’s most recognised and prestigious fine art prizes – an award that places artists and community proudly front-and-centre.
The prize pool available to professional and emerging artists is over $105,000. This includes the Richard Lester Prize for Portraiture of $50,000.
This year's 40 finalists were chosen from more than 700 entries received from artists across Australia.
