Finalists Announced for the 2025 Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize
The Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre and the Australian Photographic Society are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2025 Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize (MCPP).
This year’s finalists represent a broad spectrum of conceptual photographic practice from across Australia, responding to contemporary ideas through thoughtful, original and visually compelling work. The MCPP is open to photo-based artists working in any style or process, provided the work demonstrates a strong conceptual underpinning.
The 2025 winner will receive a $30,000 acquisitive award, with the winning work to be acquired into the Muswellbrook Shire Art Collection. Finalists were selected by Antares Wells, Assistant Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, who will also determine the overall winner.
The 2025 finalist exhibition will be held at the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre from 14 Aug – 11 Oct 2025 with the official launch and winner announcement taking place on Saturday 23 August 2025.
In addition to the physical exhibition, a dedicated online gallery showcasing all finalist works is now live at: https://www.artgalleria.com/view-room/42357
2025 Finalists
- George Angelovski
- Lilah Benetti
- Angus Brown
- Isabella Capezio
- carolyn craig
- Darron Davies
- Jeremy Drape
- Yvette Hamilton
- Mungo Howard
- Nicholas Hubicki
- Minami Ivory
- Shea Kirk
- Kathy Mackey
- Dylan Marriott
- Annabelle McEwen
- Johanna Ng
- Claudia Nicholson
- Claire Paul
- Izabela Pluta
- Julie Purdie
- Justine Roche
- David Rosetzky
- Callan Skimin
- Lisa Stonham
- Ali Tahayori
- Jessie Turner
- Tamara Voninski
- Skye Wagner
- Hilary Wardhaugh
- Miho Watanabe
We thank all artists who entered this year and extend our congratulations to the finalists.
The 2025 Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize is made possible by the Australian Photographic Society in partnership with the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, and with the support of Bengalla Mining Company, MACH Energy, Malabar Coal, AGL Hunter, and Australian Photography magazine.
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The READ Archives
- May 2022: Q&A with the Winner of the 2021 Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize, Ian Skinner
- July 2022: On Conceptual Photography by Alex Wisser
- September 2022: Artist’s creative spirit took flight in Upper Hunter by Laurie Sullivan
- December 2022: On Art Prizes by Dr John Barnes
- September 2023: A Field Guide to Abstraction in the Muswellbrook Collections by Brad Franks
- August 2024: LiddellWORKS Opening, Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, by Rob Cooper
