M16 Artspace Drawing Prize 2026

S.A.Adair | Kim Anderson | Surya Bajracharya | Nat Bateman | Racheal Bruhn | Madeline Cardone | August Carpenter | Donovan Christie | Keely Clarke | Gina Corridore | Rmsina Daniel | Tilly Davey | Todd Fuller | Rachel Gresswell | Lizzie Hall | Nicci Haynes | Melinda Hunt| Guinevere Isla | Virginia Keft | Nadège Lamy | Chin-Jie Melodie Liu | Tia Madden | Barbara McConchie | Aaron Moore | Dan Power | David Proctor | Jordan Rodger | Heidi Smith | Issey-Harmony Utama | Nathan Wright | Belinda Yee

Gallery 1
Opening Saturday 21 November, 6-8pm
Sunday 22 November - Sunday 13 December 2026

The M16 Artspace Drawing Prize is a highlight of the Australian arts calendar, presenting the work of 31 finalists artists working at the forefront of contemporary art practice. Encompassing works across traditional media as well as innovative, experimental formats, the M16 Drawing Prize champions artists that challenge and extend understandings of what constitutes drawing in contemporary practices. 

Things [that do] Stuff

Nettie Coleman and Melissa Nickols

Gallery 2
Opening Saturday 21 November, 2026, 6-8pm
Sunday 22 November - Sunday 13 December 2026

Things [that do] Stuff brings together new works by Melissa Nickols and Nettie Coleman. Across interactive video, printed forms, and folded sculpture, the exhibition presents objects and images that refuse to stay still, shift, or hold the possibility of more than one form.

Nettie Coleman and Melissa Nickols are the recipients of the 2026 Emerging Artist Support Scheme Residency at M16 Artspace generously supported by the Tall Foundation.

2026 Young Drawers Prize

Penelope A | Wenqi C | Sukaina D | Aliah O | Steven P | Ashley S | Baian S | Genevieve S | Serena S | Alan W | Annie W | Emma W | Eleanor B | Harland F | Laura J | Aerin K | Ian K | Sean K | Abigail L | Sophia R | Gianna S | Taiga S | Skylar W | Eddie Z | Leon A | Alicia L | Evelyn P | Jasmin P | Diala Q | Genevieve S | Nathan T | Aaron W

Gallery 3
Opening Saturday 21 November, 6-8pm
Sunday 22 November - Sunday 13 December 2026

Championing the creative brilliance of young artists working in drawing, we are excited to present the 2026 M16 Artspace Young Drawers Prize and Young Digital Drawers Prize. Join us on opening night to celebrate and platform the next generation of artistic innovation.

Offcuts, Circles et Squares

Francis Jaye Johnson

CHUTESPACE
Opening Saturday 21 November, 6-8pm
Sunday 22 November - Sunday 13 December 2026

In Offcuts, Circles et Squares, Francis Jaye Johnson transforms discarded silver and copper scraps into wearable works, finding creative potential in materials and shapes once rejected. Delighting in the interplay of opposing geometries, Johnson explores the tension between structure and fluidity, embracing play and creativity as acts of dissent.