2020 Operation Art Exhibition Award Selections

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Awards

Outstanding Student Award

Kevin Cunningham, Nigel Cunningham, Fatima El-Ibrahim – ‘Cockatoos On The Floodplain’

Year 5, Chullora Public School

Senior Curator’s Choice Award

Chloe Dam – ‘Ducks’

Year 8, Sefton High School

Junior Curator’s Choice Award

Grace McLean, Hope Job, Lily Plum, Dusty Plum – ‘We Are All In This Together’

Year 6, 6, 4, 2, Booligal Public School

Touring 50 Award Winners

Name Year School Region Artwork title
Annabelle Abrahamsen 10 St Philomena's School   Pure Joy
Hajera Ali 10 Strathfield Girls High School South Western Sydney Local Stores
Austin Barker 2 Rozelle Public School Sydney Harbour
Alessia Bavaro 10 Baulkham Hills High School Western Sydney Freedom
Alice Booth 6 School of the Air - Hay Campus   Stacks On
Tamaryn Chadban 9 St Ives High School Northern Sydney Fruit and Seeds
Koby Chandler 3 Turramurra Public School Northern Sydney Mushroom Sunset
Gabby Cooper 10 Northlakes High School Hunter Central My Dad
Olive Coulthard-Coves 6 Marrickville Public School Sydney Sunset at Currarong
Elle Cox K Rozelle Public School Sydney My Bee

Kevin Cunningham,
Nigel Cunningham and
Fatima El-Ibrahim

 5 Chullora Public School South Western Sydney Cockatoos on the Floodplain
Chloe Dam 9 Sefton High School South Western Sydney Ducks
Logan Dutheil 8 Carenne School Western NSW Forest Birds
Annelise Everingham 10 Deniliquin Christian School   Hug time
Abigail Farah 6 Danebank School   Abigail's Still Life with Fruit
Cameron Farrar 1 School of the Air - Hay Campus   'Clancy' the Cow
Max Farrell K Mullion Creek Public School Western NSW Me Flying a Kite
Tahlia Gold 10 Dapto High School Illawarra and South Coast My World
Rhiannon Griffiths 7 Casula High School South Western Sydney Brave Souls
Joe Hinte   Winmalee Public School Western Sydney Emu
Emily Keith   Kiama High School Illawarra and South Coast Origami Girl
Saxon Lang 1 Hamilton North Public School Hunter Central Cheeky Bird
Christine Lee 8 Hornsby Girls High School Northern Sydney Me, Myself and I
Jun Lee 3 St Bernadette's Primary School   Colour Machine
Finlay McCormack 3 Darlington Public School Sydney Mr Turtle
Tully McGrouther 7 Winmalee High School Western Sydney The Eye that See's
Grace McLean 6 Booligal Public School Riverina Wally and Dolly
Grace McLean,
Hope Job,
Lily Plum and
Dusty Plum		 6, 6, 4 and 2 Booligal Public School Riverina We are all in this Together
Sarah Mendes 2 Drummoyne Public School Sydney Flowers in Red
Fatima Mian 10 Malek Fahd Islamic School   The Secret Sky - Under the Sea
Lexi Mulcahy 3 Hunters Hill Public School Northern Sydney Vase of Flowers
Hiria Murray K Oberon Public School Western NSW Owls On A Branch
Amara Newbury 4 Primbee Public School Illawarra and South Coast Splat the Dog
Bella Pham 10 North Sydney Girls High School Northern Sydney We Can Recover
Narelle Pillay 6 Ropes Crossing Public School Western Sydney Recycle! Our Kookas Care!
Alura Qolbie 2 Punchbowl Public School South Western Sydney My Blue Whale
Mackenzie Robertson 1 Portland Central School Western NSW The Happy Picture
Alessandra Rodriguez K Quakers Hill Public School Western Sydney Monster Party
Oliver Smith 2 Oxley Park Public School Western Sydney Kartse the Koala
Angela Soon 7 Glenwood High School Western Sydney Pina colorida
Siri Sparkes 6 Gunnedah South Public School New England The Carnival
Anna Suryantako 9 Bankstown Girls High School South Western Sydney Makeup
Ruby Tozi 8 Figtree High School Illawarra and South Coast Caring for the Endangered
Lillian Wang 1 Samuel Gilbert Public School Northern Sydney Quirky Emu
William Wang 2 Denistone East Public School Northern Sydney Owl of the Night
Lily Whitear and
Joshua Heng		 2 Tower Street Public School South Western Sydney Vegemite on Toast
Rhys Wilson 6 Moulamein Public School Riverina Patchwork Bull
Jazmyn Worboyes 4 Moulamein Public School Riverina Turtle Garden
Yoyo Xu 8 St Ives High School Northern Sydney Black and White Flamingo
Hafsa Zeeshan and
Javeria Zeeshan		 4 and 3 Chullora Public School South Western Sydney Girl Power

 

Office of the Children’s Guardian Award Winners

Name Year School Region Artwork title
Janavika Hingorani 7 Tara Anglican School for Girls Sydney Peace
Paulinka Karell 8 Macquarie Fields High School South Western Sydney Person with Red Mask
Sophie Nolan 3 Griffith East Public School Riverina Curiouser and Curiouser
Monty Ryan 6 Quandialla Public School Western NSW Autumn Leaves
Arabella Tarrant K Queenwood School for Girls Ltd Sydney Koala and Gum Leaves
Alana Willey 6 Katoomba Public School Western Sydney Trapezing Chicks

 

Operation ArtBank Award Winners

Name Year School Region Artwork title
Nitya Chanda 6 Carlingford Public School Western Sydney The Path
Eli Crossley,
Dusty Plum and
Lily Plum		 K, 2 and 4 Booligal Public School Riverina What a Hoot!
Jamie Edullantes 1 Moulamein Public School Riverina Jolly Giraffe
Olivia Evans 4 Portland Central School Western NSW Flying Balloons
Bless Lanaa Gunawan 3 Punchbowl Public School South Western Sydney Giggly Monsters
Sofia Hart 6 Hamilton North Public School Hunter Central Daffy Dalmatian
Ivy Kim 6 Strathfield South Public School South Western Sydney Mother's love
Rosie Mason 2 Beecroft Public School Northern Sydney Super Heroes
Evangeline McGrath 4 Rozelle Public School Sydney Daffodils
Danny Ng 1 St Martha's Catholic Primary School   Birthday
Luca Norris 2 Drummoyne Public School Sydney There's a bear on my head
Amelia O'Hara,
Lachlan Buckley Hill,
Hector Blunsden and
Navy Ellmers		 1, 1, 2 and 2 Menai Public School Sydney Bears
Hyeon Park 6 Carlingford Public School Western Sydney Lean On Me
Jayden Park 6 Castle Hill Public School Northern Sydney Home
Bella Pham 10 Chester Hill High School South Western Sydney End of the Day
Chaniya-Rose Roberts 2 Tahmoor Public School South Western Sydney Crab
Amelia Thornton 10 Macquarie Fields High School South Western Sydney Back in the Day
Bree Trethowan 6 Pitt Town Public School Western Sydney Sunset Butterfly

 

Paw Pick Award Winners

Name Year School Region Artwork title
Alice Booth 6 School of the Air - Hay Campus   Stacks On
Riley Brown 1 Mount Riverview Public School Western Sydney A Bees's Life
Jake Cicolini 2 Pitt Town Public School Western Sydney Creepy Crawly
Olive Coulthard-Coves 6 Marrickville Public School Sydney Sunset at Currarong
Elle Cox K Rozelle Public School Sydney My Bee
Kevin Cunningham,
Nigel Cunningham and
Fatima El-Ibrahim		 5 Chullora Public School South Western Sydney Cockatoos on the Floodplain
Yue Gu 10 Cabramatta High School South Western Sydney The Beauty of Spring
Jake Guntley-Todd 2 Carenne School Western NSW Beehive
Maya Hackney,
Amelia O'Neill		 6 Cambewarra Public School Illawarra and South Coast The Lighthouse of Hope
Chloe Hawkins 4 Katoomba Public School Western Sydney Gold-Tipped Leafcutter Bee
Maxie Hayes 6 Arncliffe Public School Sydney Breaking the Drought
Tristal Hoare 6 Rouse Hill Public School Western Sydney Tsunami
Ivy Horrigan-Hopson 4 Gosford East Public School Hunter Central The Lost Cactus
Urban Horrigan-Hopson 2 Gosford East Public School Hunter Central Uluru
Corey Hoven 6 Winston Heights Public School Western Sydney The Wave
Aiden Lee 4 Neutral Bay Public School Northern Sydney The Australian Landscape
Juliet Oliver 5 Balgowlah North Public School Northern Sydney A Land Of Flames
Chloe Otazu 1 St John Vianney's Primary School   Flutter, Flutter
Aydan Riddington 4 Broken Hill Public School Western NSW Native Grounds
James Roberts 6 Canowindra Public School Western NSW Landscape
Elissar Sabih 6 Nuwarra Public School South Western Sydney Roses
Kalki Sehgal K Schofields Public School Western Sydney Bug On A Flower
Fatima Shehzad 4 Yennora Public School South Western Sydney Ocean Life
Bree Trethowan 6 Pitt Town Public School Western Sydney Sunset Butterfly
Stephanie Truong 10 Cabramatta High School South Western Sydney Flower
Miriam U'Ren 5 Timbumburi Public School New England Beautiful Wildflowers
Coco Worobiej 4 Cambridge Gardens Public School Western Sydney Lost Thongs

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