Our 2025 Judges
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SHARYN EGAN
Sharyn Egan is a Noongar artist known for her fibre art, sculpture, and painting. She exhibits nationally and has created public art in Western Australia, including commissions for Scarborough Beach, Yagan Square, and Elizabeth Quay. Her works are often featured in Sculpture by the Sea at Cottesloe and Bondi.
Egan began her artistic journey at 37, earning a Diploma of Fine Arts from the Claremont School of Art in 1998, followed by an Associate Degree in Contemporary Aboriginal Art from Curtin University in 2000, and a Bachelor of Arts (Arts) in 2001. She also completed a Certificate VI in Training and Education in 2011.
Her work explores the relationships between people, places, plants, and animals, reflecting her life as a Noongar woman. Using a variety of mediums, including sculpture, woven forms, and painting, Egan’s art blends traditional and contemporary elements. Her recent works incorporate natural materials like the resin of the Balga (grass tree), embedding the essence of Country into her pieces.
Egan’s art emphasizes the interconnectedness of all life, urging us to recognise our impact on the Earth and our role as caretakers of the natural world.
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GREGORY PRYOR
Gregory Pryor is an artist, writer and academic based in Boorloo, Perth, Western Australia, with a career in art practice and education spanning over 35 years.
He has been the recipient of numerous state and national grants, residencies and prizes, most recently as a winner of the 2021 Splash contemporary watercolour award, at the McClelland Art Gallery, Victoria.
His work is featured in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA), Queensland Art Gallery and numerous important corporate and private collections. Pryor works as a lecturer and is the academic lead in visual art at Edith Cowan University.
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ROSS POTTER
Ross Potter is a Kamilaroi man and professional artist living on Whadjuk Noongar Boodiar, in Walyalup/Fremantle.
He works with pencil and paper to produce highly detailed, often large-scale representations of his subjects. Through magnifying microscopic features, Ross brings the abstractions of reality to our attention, while telling compelling stories of everyday life. One of his most well-known works is a life-sized drawing of Perth Zoo's beloved elephant Tricia, which he created in the gallery during Fremantle Arts Centre's hugely popular kids' exhibition Animaze: Amazing Animals for Kids in 2018.
Ross' work has also been presented in numerous exhibitions and was shown in the Fremantle Biennale and at Boola Bardip WA Museum.
Ross has undertaken artist residencies across Western Australia, including Cossack, Margaret River and most recently his first international residency at Herhúsid in Siglufjördur, Iceland.