Congratulations to Heidi Yardley and Natasha Bieniek who are finalists in the 2026 John Leslie Art Prize. Established in 2000, the John Leslie Art Prize is a national, biennial prize for landscape painting, awarded by the Gippsland Art Gallery. The winner of the major prize will have their work acquired by the gallery’s collection.
John Leslie Art Prize 2026
5 September – 22 November
Gippsland Art Gallery
Image credit: Heidi Yardley, Dark wood, dark water, 2026, oil on linen, 82.0 x 71.0 cm
