STILL: National Still Life Award is Yarrila Arts and Museum’s national biennial acquisitive art award. Established in 2017, STILL aims to recognise excellence, diversity and innovation in contemporary still life practice while broadening the interpretation of this enduring genre.

STILL: National Still Life Award is open to artists at all stages of their practice and working across all mediums, including but not limited to painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, video and installation. 

AWARD WINNERS

STILL: National Still Life Award 2025: $30,000 (acquisitive)

Justin Enrico Legaspi, Bahay (house), 2025

Coffs Coast Artist Award: $5,000

Phil Greed, calx_what goes around, 2025

Judges Commendations

Svetlana Bailey, Still lives, 2024

Janine Brody, Redundancy, 2025

Brittany Jones, The Feast: Morning’s Harvest & Formal Attire, 2025

Michael Langley, Be Careful What You Do With Love, 2025

People's Choice Award

Peggy Zephyr, Stand STILL and Rot, 2025

STILL 2025 FINALISTS
S.A.Adair | Summer Aldis | Miguel Aquilizan | Svetlana Bailey | Katie Barron | Jason Barwick | Monika Behrens | Lee Bethel | Brenda Blackman | Janine Brody | Jeremy Brook | Terri Butterworth | Fran Callen | Julie Cane | Regi Cherini | Jason Clark | Kirsten Coelho | Olivia Cotovich | Lucinda Crimson | Simone Darcy | Penelope Davis | Marian Drew | Christine Druitt-Preston | Blair Garland | Guy Gilmour | Phil Greed | Melissa Grisancich | Raelean Hall | Nazila Jahangir | Freya Jobbins | Alun Rhys Jones | Brittany Jones | Nicole Kelly | Suzanne Knight | Isaac Kozlovskis | Michael Langley | Justin Legaspi | Susan Lemke | Rosalind Lemoh | Donna Marcus | Kiata Mason | Sarah McGrath | Tully Moore | Kendal Murray | Adam Oste | Denise Pepper | Tamasin Pepper | Jasmine Poole & Chris Sewell | Sherry Quiambao | Matthew Quick | Victoria Reichelt | Bruce Reynolds | Elvis Richardson | Elizabeth Ryan | Cass Samms | Joshua Shrubb | Anne Smerdon | Ken Smith | Filthy the Bear | Emma Thorp | John Van Der Kolk | Emma Varga | LeAnne Vincent | Liz Walker | Gerry Wedd | Cleo Wilkinson | Cat Wilson |Paul Yore | Christopher Zanko | Peggy Zephyr