47th Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award
Location: Walyalup I Fremantle Arts Centre
Celebrating its 47th edition, the Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award stands as Australia's most prestigious print competition and the Centre's longest-running exhibition series of its kind. Each year, artists from varying stages of their careers submit their work, creating a rich and diverse selection that allows the Print Award to thrive as a contemporary exhibition. This showcase highlights both the time-honoured traditions and the innovative experiments happening in printmaking today. The work I entered and selected is one of my most ambitious multi-plate coloured prints.
The artwork, titled Chatter, explores the significance of community, place, memory, and interconnectedness, symbolised through the presence of the Black Cockatoo, often seen amongst the beach almond trees of Townsville and Magnetic Island. Our conversations shape the memories that bind us, just as these trees adapt and flourish in their coastal environment, demonstrating resilience and adaptability. The vibrant life represented by the Black Cockatoo inspires dialogue about our connections to nature and one another. Chatter highlights that our shared experiences and relationships are woven into the fabric of our community and are essential in shaping our sense of place and belonging.
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| Jo Lankester Chatter, 2025 Unique state multi-plate colour intaglio, planographic, collage, polyptych Image size: 200 x 225cm Image: Louis Lim. Courtesy of the artist and Onespace |
The 2025 WFAC Print Award will feature 68 selected pieces, chosen by a distinguished panel that includes Dr. Jessyca Hutchens (Co-Director at the Berndt Museum, UWA), Hannah Mathews (Director/CEO of the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art), and Trent Walter, an artist, printer, and publisher from Negative Press in Naarm Melbourne.
2025 Print Award Finalists:
Studio 29B, Eero Almeida, Kelsey Ashe, Benjamin Bannan, Julie Barratt, Ange Bateman, Rebecca Beardmore, Alexander Beetle, Sam Bloor, Trevor Bly & Patrick Doherty, Ron Bradfield Jnr, Michael Bullock, Johnathon World Peace Bush, Emma Buswell, Mitch Cairns, Jon Campbell, Ruby Cason, Jacky Cheng, Matthew Clarke, Dominique Coiffait, Jo Darbyshire, Annabel Dixon, Mauretta Drage, Troy Drill, Jacqui Driver, Lesley Duxbury, Robert Fielding, Freyja Fristad, Caroline Goodlet, Freya Hall, Angela Hayson, Deanna Hitti, Dwayne Jessell, Martin King, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Jo Lankester, Eric Lobbecke, Frances Malcomson, Tim McLaughlin, Tim Meakins, Mimili Wati Group, Louise Monte, Zali Morgan, Sally Mumford, Brett Nannup, Kate O'Shea, Jana Papantoniou, Emily Parker, April Phillips, Perdita Phillips, Maree Purnell, Alethea Richter, Brian Robinson, Joshua Searle, Mervyn Street, Ella Sutherland, Bill Taylor, Jacinta Taylor-Foster, Carine Thevenau, Peter Gooloou Thomas, Samantha Thompson, Richard Trang, Justin Trendall, Lois Waters, Kylie Watson, Noah Williams, Evangeline Wilson & Prita Tina Yeganeh
