John Leslie Art Prize

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Applications close
17 July 2026
Announced
6 September 2024
Prize money
AUD $30,000
Location
VIC, Australia
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John Leslie Art Prize

This is a biennial event - it is held every even year.

2020 - 409 artworks submitted by 334 artists. 50 works have been selected as finalists.

The John Leslie Art Prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious prizes for landscape painting, and is open to all artists living and working in Australia. The acquisitive Prize is named after John Leslie OBE (1919-2016), Patron of the Gippsland Art Gallery. The continuation of the Prize is made possible by the generous ongoing support of the John Leslie Foundation.

Prizes

  • Winner  (acquisitive) - $30,000
  • Best Gippsland work (non-acquisitive) - $1,000

Venue: Gippsland Art Gallery, Wellington Centre, Port of Sale, 70 Foster Street, Sale, VIC 3850

Contact: Phone the Gallery on  03 5142 3500 or email galleryenquiries@wellington.vic.gov.au

Summary
Application dates
9 March 2026 - 17 July 2026
Exhibition dates
05 September 2026 - 22 November 2026
Finalists notified
5 August 2024
Eligibility
National Entries
Prize frequency
Biennial - Even Years
Judges
Louise Tagart, Director, Art Gallery of Ballarat; Simon Gregg, Director, Gippsland Art Gallery; Dr Louise Waters, Curator, Gippsland Art Gallery
Prize genre
Landscape
Location
Gippsland Art Gallery, Wellington Centre, Port of Sale, 70 Foster Street, Sale, VIC 3850
VIC
Australia
Prizes
AUD $30,000
Fees
An entry fee of $35 is applicable for each entry - maximum of two entries.
Last updated
5 March 2026
Prior Winners
2024: Peter Gardiner - Winner ($30,000 acquisitive)
2022: Greg Wood - Winner ($20,000)
2020: Sarah Tomassetti - Winner ($20,000)
2018: Vanessa Kelly - Winner ($20,000)
2016: Amelda Read-Forsythe - Winner ($20,000)