STILL: National Still Life Award

Established in 2017, the STILL: National Still Life Award is a national acquisitive art award held every two years at Yarrila Arts and Museum. The Award aims to recognise excellence, diversity and innovation in contemporary still life practice while broadening the interpretation of this enduring genre.

STILL: National Still Life Award is open to artists at all stages of their practice and working across all mediums, from painting, photography and printmaking to sculpture, video and installation. 

STILL: National Still Life Award offers a major acquisitive award of $30,000, two highly commends of $1,000 and a People’s Choice Award of $3,000.

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2023

2023 Winner: Alana Hunt, …and fled swiftly (I and ii), 2022, 35mm film / archival digital print, 800 x 530 mm (each)

2021

2021 Winner: Blak Douglas Silent Cop (Edition of 7), 2020, Bronze and concrete, 1590 x 700 x 420mm

2019

2019 Winner: Kelly Austin, Stilled Composition 43, 2018, Ceramic, timber and acrylic paint, 480 x 1480 x 380mm

2017

2017 Winner: Sarah Goffman, Asian table, 2017, PET plastics, other plastics, enamel paint, permanent marker, 200 x 1000 x 350mm