Congratulations to Janet Laurence who has been announced as the Winner of the Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize for 2025 with her work ‘‘Moss Water Ice Temperature Rising’!
Patron and judge Jade Oakley praised Laurence’s winning piece for presenting “a powerful message about climate change, addressing notions of care and healing for our natural world.” The work’s translucent paint and printed photographic imagery speak to nature’s fragility, while gestural, poured paint demonstrates human impact on the landscape—a reminder of melting, dissolving, and hoped-for rehydration and nurturing.
The Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize is an annual acquisitive prize, launched in 2017 to advance art and opportunity for emerging and established women artists in Australia. It is the highest-value professional artist prize for women in Australia.
The finalist artworks will be on display from 21 June to 6 July 2025 at the Ravenswood School for Girls in Gordon, Sydney.
Pictured: Janet Laurence, Moss water ice temperature rising, 2024, chromogenic print, oil paint, acrylic, 150 x 100 cm