Sir John Sulman Prize

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Applications close
28 March 2025
Announced
9 May 2025
Prize money
AUD $40,000
Location
NSW, Australia
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2024 - 628 entries (40 selected)

2023 - 673  entries (45 selected)

Awarded for what the judge(s) consider to be the best subject/genre painting and/or murals/mural project executed during the previous two years. The Sulman Prize carries Value: $40,000 (non-acquisitive).

A genre painting is normally a composition representing some aspect or aspects of everyday life, and may feature figurative, still-life, interior or figure-in-landscape themes. A subject painting, in contrast to a genre painting, is idealised or dramatised. Typically, a subject painting takes its theme from history, poetry, mythology or religion. In both cases, however, the style may be figurative, representative, abstract or semi-abstract. A mural is a picture that is affixed directly to a wall or ceiling, as part of an architectural and/or decorative scheme.

Unlike the Wynne and Archibald Prizes, the Sulman is not judged by the trustees but by a judge invited by the trustees.

Venue: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.

Contact: Art Gallery of New South Wales on tel: (02) 9225 1700 or email: entries@ag.nsw.gov.au.

Summary
Application dates
3 February 2025 - 28 March 2025
Exhibition dates
10 May 2025 - 17 August 2025
Finalists notified
1 May 2025
Eligibility
National Entries
Prize frequency
Annual
Judges
TBA
Prize genre
General
Location
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
NSW
Australia
Prizes
AUD $40,000
Fees
There is a $50 fee for entering the prize.
Last updated
11 January 2025
Prior Winners
2024: Naomi Kantjuriny - Winner ($40,000)
2023: Doris Bush Nungarrayi - Winner ($40,000)
2022: Claire Healy - Joint winner ($40,000)
2022: Sean Cordeiro - Joint winner ($40,000)
2020: Marikit Santiago - Winner ($40,000)
2019: McLean Edwards - Winner ($50,000)
2018: Kaylene Whiskey - Winner ($50,000)
2017: Joan Ross - Winner ($50,000)
2016: Esther Stewart - Winner ($30,000)
2015: Jason Phu - Winner ($30,000)