Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards 2022 Finalists Selected
63 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander finalists from across Australia have been selected from a total of 221 entries in the 2022 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (Telstra NATSIAA), presented by the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) in partnership with Telstra.
Telstra NATSIAA is Australia’s longest running and most prestigious Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art award and has the country’s richest art prize pool and growing significantly since its genesis in 1984. Each year, the Awards Ceremony and Exhibition celebrates emerging and distinguished artistic talent from around Australia.
33 finalists are from the Northern Territory with 12 from Western Australia, 11 from South Australia, 6 from Queensland including 1 Torres Strait Islander artist and 1 Victorian artist were also selected.
“Congratulations to this year’s Telstra NATSIAA finalists. Such strength was found in this year’s artworks despite the multifaceted impact of COVID on artists and their communities. The Selection Panel faced the exceptionally competitive task of choosing the finalists. We are stirred by such ambitious and deeply moving works from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from across Australia. MAGNT and Telstra look forward to sharing trailblazing artistic practice, surprising forms and mediums, and artist stories with wide audiences,” said Marcus Schutenko, MAGNT Director.
77 emerging artists entered Telstra NATSIAA this year, which shows the Awards and Exhibition as an
unparalleled platform for conveying new talent and ideas.
The Selection Panel included the following people:
- Wadjarri, Nhanda and Nyoongar man, artist, and Fremantle Arts Centre Curator Glenn Iseger Pilkington
- Gulumirrgin (Larrakia), Wadaman, and Karajarri woman and National Gallery of Australia Curator Tina Baum
- Arabana, Mualgal, and Wuthathi woman and MAGNT Curator Rebekah Raymond
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