Main Awards Virtual Exhibition—2020 Finalists.

Explore this year’s exhibition at the Art Gallery of Western Australia, hear the stories behind the portraits and vote for your favourite artwork, no matter your geographic location!

The Lester Prize 2020 Collection - Artworks available for purchase.

The 2020 Main Awards Collection is now touring at St John of God Health Care Subiaco and Murdoch Hospitals (Dec 2020 – Feb 2021) before it travels to the Collie Art Gallery (Mar – May 2021) in WA.

If you are interested in purchasing one of our Finalists’ works:

  • phone us on 08 9423 5116 (Mon – Fri | 8am – 5pm AWST)
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Nikki

Nikki

Marcus Wills
Tony

Tony

Ordella Wall
Self-portrait pursuing the three perfections

Self-portrait pursuing the three perfections

Datsun Tran
Ramesh

Ramesh

Wade Taylor
Redundancy package with Ikea cushions and Netflix

Redundancy package with Ikea cushions and Netflix

Jill Talbot
Fifteen

Fifteen

Zoë Sydney
Pantone black 7

Pantone black 7

Nick Stathopoulos
Ecce homo

Ecce homo

Loribelle Spirovski
The archetype of the self

The archetype of the self

Craig Soulsby
Percy

Percy

Lauren Snowden
Iconic

Iconic

Oliver Shepherd
Bear hug

Bear hug

Lynn Savery
Self-portrait

Self-portrait

Avan Robins
Faith

Faith

Sid Pattni
Woman in progress

Woman in progress

Nicole O’Loughlin
The unfortunate Ian Rakich—COVID-19 case #7

The unfortunate Ian Rakich—COVID-19 case #7

Michael O’Connell​
Eleven

Eleven

Fiona O’Byrne
Shadow and bloom

Shadow and bloom

Jess Le Clerc
Self-portrait as someone of note

Self-portrait as someone of note

Kate Kurucz
Road to nowhere

Road to nowhere

Janne Kearney
Tamara

Tamara

Sean Hutton
Lure and kill (portrait of Professor Scott Ritchie, Entomologist)

Lure and kill (portrait of Professor Scott Ritchie, Entomologist)

Andrea Huelin
Lucette

Lucette

Indra Geidans
Warm air, cool light

Warm air, cool light

Sebastian Galloway
Race car ya ya

Race car ya ya

Kierah Falkner Babbel
Warrior by spirit

Warrior by spirit

Stacey Evangelou
Masato Takasaka

Masato Takasaka

Jaye Early
The conversation

The conversation

Serena Cowie
Gurinderjit Singh after work

Gurinderjit Singh after work

Daniel Connell
Making plants - a portrait of Franque

Making plants - a portrait of Franque

Joshua Cocking​
Tim, third-degree burns

Tim, third-degree burns

Rachel Coad
Untitled (Maywokka Chapman)

Untitled (Maywokka Chapman)

Doreen Chapman
Self-portrait with Egon Schiele print

Self-portrait with Egon Schiele print

Thomas Chandler
Radiotherapy during COVID-19

Radiotherapy during COVID-19

Filippa Buttitta
Journey

Journey

Sam Broadhurst
Self-portrait with iPhone

Self-portrait with iPhone

Anthony Bartok
Jaya-ism

Jaya-ism

Elizabeth Barden
Jack of all trades

Jack of all trades

Jill Ansell
The dying slave

The dying slave

Daevid Anderson
Albury Tjangala

Albury Tjangala

Willie Ackerman
Nikki

Nikki

Marcus Wills
Tony

Tony

Ordella Wall
Self-portrait pursuing the three perfections

Self-portrait pursuing the three perfections

Datsun Tran
Ramesh

Ramesh

Wade Taylor
Redundancy package with Ikea cushions and Netflix

Redundancy package with Ikea cushions and Netflix

Jill Talbot
Fifteen

Fifteen

Zoë Sydney
Pantone black 7

Pantone black 7

Nick Stathopoulos
Ecce homo

Ecce homo

Loribelle Spirovski
The archetype of the self

The archetype of the self

Craig Soulsby
Percy

Percy

Lauren Snowden
Iconic

Iconic

Oliver Shepherd
Bear hug

Bear hug

Lynn Savery
Self-portrait

Self-portrait

Avan Robins
Faith

Faith

Sid Pattni
Woman in progress

Woman in progress

Nicole O’Loughlin
The unfortunate Ian Rakich—COVID-19 case #7

The unfortunate Ian Rakich—COVID-19 case #7

Michael O’Connell​
Eleven

Eleven

Fiona O’Byrne
Shadow and bloom

Shadow and bloom

Jess Le Clerc
Self-portrait as someone of note

Self-portrait as someone of note

Kate Kurucz
Road to nowhere

Road to nowhere

Janne Kearney
Tamara

Tamara

Sean Hutton
Lure and kill (portrait of Professor Scott Ritchie, Entomologist)

Lure and kill (portrait of Professor Scott Ritchie, Entomologist)

Andrea Huelin
Lucette

Lucette

Indra Geidans
Warm air, cool light

Warm air, cool light

Sebastian Galloway
Race car ya ya

Race car ya ya

Kierah Falkner Babbel
Warrior by spirit

Warrior by spirit

Stacey Evangelou
Masato Takasaka

Masato Takasaka

Jaye Early
The conversation

The conversation

Serena Cowie
Gurinderjit Singh after work

Gurinderjit Singh after work

Daniel Connell
Making plants - a portrait of Franque

Making plants - a portrait of Franque

Joshua Cocking​
Tim, third-degree burns

Tim, third-degree burns

Rachel Coad
Untitled (Maywokka Chapman)

Untitled (Maywokka Chapman)

Doreen Chapman
Self-portrait with Egon Schiele print

Self-portrait with Egon Schiele print

Thomas Chandler
Radiotherapy during COVID-19

Radiotherapy during COVID-19

Filippa Buttitta
Journey

Journey

Sam Broadhurst
Self-portrait with iPhone

Self-portrait with iPhone

Anthony Bartok
Jaya-ism

Jaya-ism

Elizabeth Barden
Jack of all trades

Jack of all trades

Jill Ansell
The dying slave

The dying slave

Daevid Anderson
Albury Tjangala

Albury Tjangala

Willie Ackerman
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