Congratulations to the 40 Excellence award recipients for 2025. Their winning artwork will feature at the
Central Exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane from 13 March - 13 September 2026.
The Excellence award recipients are:
- Abigail Beckwith, St Stephen's Catholic College (Mareeba)
- Abigail Newell, Cleveland District State High School
- Aliyah Fujii, St Monica's College (Cairns)
- Amelie de Vries, Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District School (Pimpama)
- Anna Whiteoak, St Aidan's Anglican Girls School (Corinda)
- Annabelle Fu, Brisbane Girls Grammar School (Brisbane)
- Anniina Hyytinen, Brisbane State High School
- Ava Jacques, Corinda State High School
- Beatrice Hossen, Cairns State High School
- Beau Rixon, Brisbane School of Distance Education
- Bron Francis, Fairholme College (Toowoomba)
- Connor Bashar, Queensland Academy for Creative Industries
- Cooper Seeto, Marist College Ashgrove (Ashgrove)
- Curtis Spencer, Brisbane Grammar School (Brisbane)
- Denver Loli, St Joseph's College (Brisbane)
- Ellen Sleep, All Saints Anglican School (Merrimac)
- Felicity Taskis, Baringa State Secondary College
- Hannah Dowey, Yeppoon State High School
- Hope Tyrie, St Patrick's College Townsville (Townsville)
- Imogen Higgs, Goondiwindi State High School
- Isaac Cain, Cannon Hill Anglican College (Cannon Hill)
- Isabella Adair-Ferris, Matthew Flinders Anglican College (Buderim)
- Josiah Galer, King's Christian College (Reedy Creek)
- Kaitlin Davern, Albany Creek State High School
- Luke Jacobsen, Brisbane Grammar School (Brisbane)
- Maddy Coulthard, Freshwater Christian College (Brinsmead)
- Mietta Milani, Queensland Academy for Creative Industries
- Mikayla (Dara) Thong, Cannon Hill Anglican College (Cannon Hill)
- Miranda Hallam, Kelvin Grove State College
- Mischa Judd, Siena Catholic College (Sippy Downs)
- Natalia Balacinskia, Nambour State College
- Nicholas Charlson, Anglican Church Grammar School (East Brisbane)
- Scarlett Swan, Trinity Bay State High School
- Seanna Fitzpatrick, Queensland Academy for Creative Industries
- Sienna Loban, St Monica's College (Cairns)
- Slade Bailey, Miami State High School
- Sophie Clayton, Whitsunday Anglican School (Beaconsfield)
- Taylor Wolski, Helensvale State High School
- Zachary Nicholls, St Augustine's College (Cairns)
- Zyon Nona, Woree State High School.