All Connections to Unley Art Prize

All Connections to Unley Art Prize invites South Australian artists, of all ages and career stages, to create artworks on their personal connection to the City of Unley.

Congratulations to David Doull, the winner of the 2025 All Connections to Unley Art Prize and the $5,000 major prize, for his work 'Above Us Only Sky', screenshots of which can be seen below. 

Screenshot from David Doull's Artwork 'Above Us Only Sky'

Screenshot from David Doull's Artwork 'Above Us Only Sky'

Screenshot from David Doull's Artwork 'Above Us Only Sky'

The judging panel also recognised four works, who each received a high commendation, these were Sarah Northcott, 4 Views of Unley, Deb Rooney, Accidentally Forest Street, Pia Gynell-Jorgensen, Feet Off the Pedals All the Way Down, Mary Hemingway, Connections to Fullarton Park Community Centre. Well done!

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The Elected Members Choice Award of $500 to be awarded to the finalist selected by the City of Unley's Elected Members and the People's Choice Award will be announced by mid-July.

The Finalists for the 2025 All Connections to Unley Art Prize were:

Bundy Bannerman

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Contemplating, Acrylic on Aluminum 

Brenton Drechsler

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Thomas Street, Oil on Canvas

Bridget Virginia McArthur

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My Summer Canopy, Collage 

Cathy Milne

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Architecture of Place, Clay

Charmiane Diedre Osborne

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Built to Last, Mid-Fire Ceramic 

David Doull

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Above Us Only Sky, Video

David Huntley

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Snowscape, Mixed Media 

Deb Rooney

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Accidentally Forest Street, Acrylics and Black Markers on Triple Primed Canvas 

Javier Garibaldi

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Threshold, Basalt Stone

Josephine Newton

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Unley Organic Harmony, Natural Found Objects and Glass

Kayoko Miki

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Jacaranda in Unley, Oil 

Lee Salomone

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Table Stories, Installation: Metal, Four Found Wooden Table Legs, Bronze 

Lexie Zhao

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Beneath the Sun, By the Pool, Acrylic 

Mary Catherine Hemingway

Mary Catherine Hemingway, Connections to Fullarton Park Community Centre.jpg

Connections to Fullarton Park Community Centre, Cyanotype Printmaking 

Mike Barr

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On a Mission, Oil on Canvas 

Nadera Rasulova

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Home Between Worlds, Oil on Canvas 

Olivia Isherwood

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Botanic Bonds, Printmaking (Linocut) 

Pia Gynell-Jorgensen

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Feet Off the Pedals All the Way Down, Oil on Canvas 

Sally-Ann Arnold

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Trimmer Oval Afternoon Walk, Acrylic and Texture 

Sarah Northcott

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4 Views of Unley, Acrylic, Goache, and Ink on Paper

Stephnie Robertson

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Poss-Abilities, 100% Recycled Packaging Plastic 

Sue Harrison

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One Hundred Years of Community, Watercolour 

Talia Wignall

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The Sun on My Back, Oil on Paper

Wayne Whitfield

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Hunting, Acrylics on Canvas