Congratulations to Claudio Valenti on his selection as a finalist in the Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing 2026, with his work,The two of You, 2026. (SOLD)
The Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing is a $25,000 acquisitive award recognising excellence and ambition in contemporary drawing across Australia. A $2,000 non-acquisitive People’s Choice Award is also presented.
Each year, a curated selection of emerging and established artists from around the country is shortlisted and exhibited at the Adelaide Perry Gallery, showcasing the breadth and vitality of drawing practice today.
The Judge of the 2026 Exhibition is Scott Elliot, Assistant Curator, Australian Art at the Art Gallery of NSW.
The Exhibition of Finalists is open to the public from 28 February – 27 March 2026. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday from 8.30 am to 4.00 pm and Saturday February 28th, Saturday March 7th, Saturday March 14th and Saturday March 21st.
Adelaide Perry Gallery, The Croydon’ Centre for Art, Design and Technology,
Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Sydney, Corner Hennessy & College Street, Croydon NSW 2132.
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