Australia’s Highest Value Art Prize for Women
Thank you to all artists who have entered the 2025 Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize
2025 Ravenswood
Australian Women’s Art Prize
The Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize is an annual acquisitive prize, launched in 2017 to advance art and opportunity for emerging and established women artists in Australia. It is the highest-value professional artist prize for women in Australia.
There are three prize categories: the Professional Artist Prize of $35,000, the Emerging Artist Prize of $7,500 (supported by The Reed Family Foundation) and the Indigenous Emerging Artist Prize of $7,500 (supported by the Guardian and Scarborough Foundation). There is also a People’s Choice Award of $2,000 (supported by Edwina Palmer) plus a Derivan art pack valued at $500. From 2025, six Highly Commended Awards (two for each category) of $1,000 each (supported by Lindfield & Districts Community Bank) will also be awarded.
Key dates:
- Entries opened on 20 November 2024
- Entries close: 5 March 2025
- Finalists announced: 8 May 2025
- Opening Night and artworks for sale: 20 June 2025
- Exhibition of Finalists: 21 June to 6 July 2025
About
Entry Details
The Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize is an annual prize and exhibition supported and hosted by Ravenswood School for Girls. It aims to inspire, promote and connect generations of Australian women artists.
Entries for the 2025 Art Prize have now closed.
Opening Night
Opening Night 2025 and the two-week Exhibition of Finalists are hosted by Ravenswood School for Girls in Gordon, Sydney.
Join us as we celebrate the finest women’s talent in the Australian art scene.
Congratulations to all our 117 Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize 2024 Finalists.
‘To be able to support these artists who are living and working and representing rural Australia is a key part of why we are really proud and happy to be involved in the prize as a whole.’
mark muller, editto-in-chief, R.M. Williams outback
Excerpt from Mantle by Agneta Ekholm, 2020 Professional Artist Finalist
‘As Principal of Ravenswood I am delighted to present the Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize. Inspiring and connecting women visual artists, this significant Art Prize will strengthen the profile and legitimacy of careers in art for current and future generations of Australian women.’
Anne Johnstone, Principal, Ravenswood
Excerpt from Interloper by Michelle Cawthorn, 2021 Professional Artist Finalist
‘It’s exciting to see how the Art Prize has grown exponentially, garnering over 11,000 entries since its establishment in 2017, confirming the importance of the Art Prize in elevating the visibility of women artists in Australia.’
John McLean, Chair of Foundation
Excerpt from Kungkarangkalpa (Seven Sisters Tjukurpa) by Stacia Yvonne Lewis, 2023 Indigenous Emerging Artist Finalist
We would like to thank our Partners
Gold Community Partners
Gold Media Partners
Emerging Artist prize
The Reed Family Foundation
indigenous Emerging Artist prize
Guardian and Scarborough Foundation
pEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Edwina Palmer
Silver Partners
Bronze Partners
