Kilgour Art Prize
Medium / category: Painting
Eligibility: Australian citizens or permanent residents in Australia
Associated institution: Newcastle Art Gallery
Newcastle Art Gallery’s Kilgour Prize is an annual art prize for figurative and portrait painting. It awards $50,000 for the most outstanding work of art as determined by a panel of three judges. Each year the judging panel is comprised of Newcastle Art Gallery’s Director Lauretta Morton OAM and two invited external judges.
Jack Noel Kilgour (1900–1987) was an Australian artist well-known for his academic approach to landscape and portrait painting. His works are well represented in the Newcastle Art Gallery collection, as well as in other significant state and national collections. In 1987 Kilgour bequeathed funds for the creation of a major figurative and portrait art competition to be run in perpetuity at the Gallery. As per the terms of Kilgour’s will the inaugural Kilgour Prize was held in 2006.
Notable Previous Winners
2006 | Nicholas Harding, Beach life (pink zinc and figures), 2006
2018 | Natasha Walsh, Within the Studio (self-portrait), 2017
2019 | Blak Douglas, Queen of her own stage (Ms Ursula Yovich), 2019
The Different Award Categories
In addition to the $50,000 prize, a further $5,000 is awarded through the People’s Choice, with the winner chosen by visitors voting at the Gallery.
Information up to date from June 19, 2026
Image: Nicholas Harding, Beach life (pink zinc and figures), 2006. Newcastle Art Gallery, Australia. The inaugural recipient of the Kilgour Prize from the Jack Noel Kilgour bequest as administered by the Trust Company of Australia Limited 2006 © the artist
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