Winners List ArtQuest 2026

ADULT WINNERS

PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHY, 3D ART & 3D TEXTILES CATEGORIES

2D PAINTINGS

First Prize         11 Karen Suzuki - Pieces of Exmouth

Second prize     20  Lea St Arnault – All My Love to Exmouth: From Gulf to West

Third prize         24  Gill Morris – Expect the Unexpected

2D DRAWINGS & ILLUSTRATIONS

First prize         66  Kyeesha Stack – Bunch of Legends

Second prize     2  Carol Nagy – Knitted Together

Third prize        37  Lyric McKay – Eye of the Bird

PHOTOGRAPHY        

First prize         8  Daniel Escayola – The Inspection

Second prize     42  Emma Diffen – Pink 'N' Grey

Third prize         5  Ruth Kennedy – Generations of Footprints

3D ART

First prize         36  Shona Halleen – Chronicles of Salt & Song

Second prize     55  Kelly Scott – Cyclone

Third prize        48  Liz Gardner – Storm, Calm, Fire, Flood. We’ve had them All.

3D TEXTILES

First prize         39  Suzie Lalor – Saturday Snorkling

Second prize     47  Liz Gardner – Footprints of Evolution - Sea Floor to Cape Range

Third prize         12  Penny Coutas – Threads of Return: Thirty Years to Ningaloo

YOUTH WINNERS

ALL CATEGORIES

6-9yrs

First Prize       71  Zara Iliffe – Self Portrait - Growing up in Exmouth

Second prize     72  Zara Iliffe – My Exmouth Environment

Third Prize        79  Kaia Allmond – Kaia's Adventures

10-13yrs

First prize         92  Acacia Daniell – Wonders of Ningaloo

Second prize     85  Lilit Ritter – Devastation

Third prize        90  Abigail North – Lighthouse Love

14-17yrs

First prize         97  Esther North – Word Pictures

Second prize     96  Hannah North – History on a Hook

PRESIDENTS CHOICE

Awarded by Elaine Edwards, ECAC President.

People’s Choice Award

Well done everyone and thank you again for entering! Have a creative year :)