2026
9×5 Landscape
Art Prize

Mentone Beach Access by Jesslyn Murphy (2025 Finalist)

9×5 Landscape Art Prize 2026
Finalists Announced

Entries opened 7 April 2026 and closed 9 July 2026.

Winners will be announced at Opening Night of the 9×5 Landscape Art Prize 2026 Exhibition on 10 Sept 2026

Artworks will be available for purchase here from 10 September 2026 – 13 September 2026

Prize Information

  • First Prize: $2,000
  • Second Prize: $1,000 sponsored by Waverley Council
  • Third Prize: $500 of art supplies sponsored by Derivan

Marnie Ross

Marnie Ross

Marnie Ross is a Sydney based abstract painter. Her practice explores organic forms and shifting shadow patterns within the natural environment, reducing landscapes into minimal compositions that emphasise colour relationships and tonal variations. Marnie has been a finalist in numerous art prizes including the Paddington Art Prize and the Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize and has exhibited extensively in solo and group shows both locally and nationally. She is the founder and curator of the Little Things Art Prize, established in 2015.

Jonathan Dalton

Jonathan Dalton

Jonathan Dalton is an Irish-born, Sydney-based theatrical realist renowned for his nuanced, symbol-laden paintings that draw on literary, historical, and philosophical references across both figurative and still-life works. A multi award-winning artist and seven-time finalist in the Archibald Prize, Dalton has exhibited nationally and internationally to broad commercial and critical acclaim.

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