The Ellen José Art Award is a $15,000 non-acquisitive triennial award designed to support young female artists in the early stages of their career. Held in honour of pioneering Indigenous artist and activist Ellen José, this year marks its second iteration.
The finalist exhibition showcases ambitious and ground-breaking new work by MeiMei Hodgkinson, Casey Jeffery, Jenna Lee, Amalia Lindo, Jacqui Shelton and award winner Clare Jaque Vasquez. Selected from a national field of over 350 applicants, these artists are addressing the urgent issues of our times in ways that combine the personal with the political, and the historical with the present.
Image credit: Clare Jaque Vasquez, Ellen José Art Award for young women 2025, installation view, Bayside Gallery. Photo: Mark Ashkanasy.
Bayside Gallery
Corner Wilson and Carpenter St
Brighton VIC 3186
T: 03 9261 7111
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Opening Hours
Wednesday – Friday: 11am - 5pm
Saturday & Sunday: 1pm - 5pm
Closed all Victorian public holidays and between exhibitions.
Entry is Free
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