The Paddington Art Prize Sydney - 2026
The Corridor Project [TCP] is delighted to partner with The Paddington Art Prize, Sydney. In addition to the National Non-Acquisitive Paddo Painting Prize 2026 we are offering the inaugural The Corridor Project Residency Award.
The judging panel for this category are The Corridor Project Directors Aleshia Lonsdale - Curator, Visual Artist, Aboriginal Development Officer - Arts OutWest and Lucy Stranger - Curator, Arts writer.
The Corridor Project Residency Award
One selected Finalist will be awarded a two week live-in residency in 2027 at The Corridor Project, located in the Central West NSW on the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri people; In addition, a $2000.00 cash prize will support travel, per diems, and material expenses including a visit by curator Lucy Stranger. Sponsored by The Corridor Project and donors Annabel White and Susie Sharrock
Image Below: Emily Ebbs - Looking Up from the River - 2025
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The Paddo art prize offer a $30,000 Annual National Acquisitive Prize, now in its 23rd year, for a painting inspired by the Australian landscape, principally sponsored by Chris Antico; founded and co-sponsored by Marlene Antico OAM. The Corridor Project has partnered with the Paddington Art Prize to offer The Corridor Project Residency Award 2026.
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The 23rd Annual $30,000 National Acquisitive Paddo Painting Prize & the Inaugural National Non-Acquisitive $10,000 Paddo Sculpture Prize, both inspired by the Australian Landscape
OPENING NIGHT & PRIZE PRESENTATIONS
Thursday, October 15th, 6-8pm
Exhibition of National Finalists:
Oct 15 - 25th, 11am - 5pmVenue: Council House, Level 1
111 Queen Street, Woollahra, 2025
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Emily Ebbs is a visual artist living and working on Gadigal land (Sydney), Australia. Her process-based practice is deeply rooted in evoking the emotional residue of memories through the technique of staining. Emily’s fluid stain paintings often on raw canvas to allow the paint to seep into the weaves of the fabric explore the stain of trauma that remains within the body.
She graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from the National Art School (2022), where she was awarded both the Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olly Art Centre Nancy Fairfax (AIR) Award and the Yves Hernot Painting Award.
Since completing her studies, Ebbs has held multiple solo exhibitions at Hake House of Art, Artereal Gallery, and the Tweed Regional Gallery. She has participated in over twenty group exhibitions and has been a finalist in several major art prizes, including the 2023 Mosman Art Prize, the 2025 Blacktown City Art Prize.
Most recently Emily was the winner of the 2025 Paddington Art Prize, a $30,000 National Acquisitive Prize, now in its 22nd year for a painting inspired by the Australian Landscape.
Note: Emily produced this work illustrated below whilst on Residency at The Corridor Project titled “Looking up from the River”
