Jemima Wyman, Haze 19, 2024, installation view, Wangaratta Art Gallery. Winner of the Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award 2025. Photo Jeremy Weihrauch.

The Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award celebrates the diversity and strength of Australian textile art. Now in its ninth iteration, the Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award was initially established to mark Wangaratta’s long and prominent history of textile manufacturing and craft making. In furthering this unique tradition and social history the award celebrates and strengthens the development of contemporary textile practice in Australia.

Artist Jemima Wyman was announced as the $40,000 acquisitive prize winner by Guest Judge, Dr Blair French, CEO, Murray Art Museum Albury at the opening and award ceremony on 24 May 2025.

The Highly Commended Ruth Amery Award of $2,500 was awarded to artist Elisa Jane Carmichael.