current exhibition
SUMMER SMALL WORKS SHOW & PRIZE 2025
— CURRENT exhibition —
CNG Art Gallery, 143 Martin Street Brighton VIC 3186
Australia
‘sUMMER SMALL WORKS SHOW & PRIZE’
20 NOVEMBER 2025 - 18 JANUARY 2026
2025 first prize winning artwork ‘Within’ by Cleo Wilkinson
1ST PRIZE : $1000 CASH
‘Within’
Cleo Wilkinson
Mezzotint
2025 prize winning artwork ‘At the Rockpools II’ by Masa Hoss
RUNNER’S UP PRIZES : $100 CASH EACH
Aphabetical order:
'Still Waiting' by Georgia Clark. Acrylic on canvas.
‘Untitled I’ by Von Davenport. Oil on canvas.
'Vista' by Danielle Edwards. Infrared Capture - Silver gelatin on double weight, warm tone, fibre base paper; processed to archival standards. Artists Proof, unique state.
'Dip #1' by Sophie Hann. Oil on wood.
'At the Rockpools II' by Masa Hoss. Original photographic print, inkjet on Kozo, hand-finished in wax and mounted on board — unique state (Edition 1 of 1)
'By the Seashore' by Robert McKenna. Solar plate etching and chine colle.
'Intersections and Interstices' by Pip Milton. Acrylic on paper, handwoven.
'Naufragio' by Jennifer Oh. Stoneware ceramic.
'Synchronise #2' by Ebru Sezen. Acrylic & pen on canvas.
'Untitled V' by Tiān Shāo Hēi. Sumi-e ink on paper.
'URBANE' by Tom Simmo. Printmaking - heat transfer on steel.
'Little Penguins in their Element' by Pam Slattery. Watercolour.
Set of three artwork entries by Huiyi Xiao
SPONSORSHIP PRIZE: $500 SMLXL VOUCHER
‘Rice Foot’ (pictured below centre)
Huiyi Xiao
Inkjet print on paper
PEOPLE’S CHOICE: $200 VOUCHER
Choose you favourite and vote in their favour.
Voting closes 21 December 2025.
‘Then VII’ by Cleo Wilkinson, August in the 2025 gallery calendar
2026 GALLERY CALENDAR
Pre-order your 2026 calendars - gifting is easy this year. Give a stunning calendar with a new artwork featured each month - the 12 prize winning artworks - and enjoy a monthly reveal during the year.
Small works by Rochelle Van Der Merwe, polaroid emulsion lift on glass.
BUY SMALL, GIFT BIG
Small artworks are easier to gift, make a personal statement and help someone build their own art collection.
Fill your list with the creative gift of art this year!
A LITTLE MORE TO READ…
The opening celebration on Thursday 20 November 2025 for the Summer Small Works Show & Prize 2025 was a lovely event . I was delighted to see so many artists, their friends and family in attendance; as well as the local creative community supporting the event.
A little introduction to the 2025 judges selected for their professional expertise and ongoing engagement with the Visual Arts sector:
Helen Gory – Melbourne-based artist and founder of the acclaimed Helen Gory Galerie, with exhibitions in Melbourne, Berlin, and New York.
Skye Jefferys – Director of Gallery Jones Art & Frame House, curator, artist, and art advisor with extensive experience in gallery management and exhibition curation.
Filitsa Giannopoulos – Creative Art Consultant, curator, and supporter of emerging Australian artists.
Congratulations to all artists who have their artworks displayed in the gallery. The installation was a joyous project, and I am very proud to display artworks with beautiful associations to the theme ’under the surface' as seen through the lens of local visual minds. And my gratitudes to the prize-winners this year, applause to you from us all!
2026 Gallery Calendar
The calendar is now available to purchase on pre-order, with collection/delivery available from the 12 December 2025. The prize-winning artworks will make for a very creative 2026, created in a format that can hang on the wall, or sit on your desk using our salvaged timber stands.
Dually, the calendars are perfect for gifts during the holiday season, and every purchase contributes income to the Australian Visual Arts community - a total of 24% of sales income is paid to the featured artists.
Corporate organisations are welcome to contact me for bulk editions of the calendar at a discounted price (artists contribution remains the same) - let your managers know!
Online sales for the gallery calendar here
Art exhibition open!
Please share word of the art exhibition (and calendar) with your family, friends and professional networks - artwork sales are perfect as small gifts in the holiday season. Upon request purchased artworks can be wrapped and ready for gifting, for collection on 22 December 2025.
Come in again to see the exhibition, find your favourite small artwork this December, and make your vote in the People's Choice award!
upcoming
2026 exhibition preview
THREADED 2026 | Joanna Thomas, Christine Lethlean, Claire Humphrys-Hunt and more…
DUO VOICE 2026 | Santiago Mals & Yoony Yoony
SOLO 2026 | 'The Interruption' | Victoria Floratos presented by NINA & PEQUITO
SOLO 2026 | 'Oceans, clouds, and landscape' | Kelly Finnegan
SOLO 2026 | Monica Costa
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EMERGING, mid-career & ESTABLISHED ARTISTS’
solo shows
duo-voice shows
‘elemental’ bodies of work