Adriane Strampp, 'Temporal State', 2026, oil on linen, 91x91cm
Congratulations to Martin KING and Adriane STRAMPP, who have been selected as Finalists in the 2026 Bayside Painting Prize, VIC. The exhibition will be on display from May 1 to June 14, at the Bayside Gallery in Sandringham, Victoria.
First established in 2015 as the Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize, the prize was relaunched in 2024 as the Bayside Painting Prize with an increase in prize money for the Major Prize to $25,000, making it one of the most generous non-acquisitive painting prizes in the country.
The $10,000 acquisitive Beckett Local Prize, named in honour of remarkable local modernist artist Clarice Beckett, is open to artists who demonstrate a connection to the municipality of Bayside or the work entered is of local subject matter. There is also a $1,000 People’s Choice Prize, announced at the conclusion of the exhibition.
The Bayside Painting Prize is Melbourne’s premier annual painting prize. The finalist exhibition brings together a broad range of artists from across Australia, both established and lesser known, whose varied approaches to the painted medium conveys the breadth and diversity of painting in Australia today.
The judges for the 2026 prize are:
Jacqueline Doughty, Assistant Director – Curatorial, Art Gallery of Ballarat
Dr Shelley McSpedden, Senior Curator & Head of Exhibitions, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne
Joanna Bosse, Curator, Bayside Gallery
Exhibition Dates: May 1 to June 14, 2026
Bayside Gallery in Sandringham: Brighton Town Hall, corner of Carpenter and Wilson Streets, Brighton VIC 3186
