We are delighted to share that Kate Just has been selected as a finalist in the Lester Prize with her hand-knitted artwork ‘Self Portrait: Everyone Can Be Pussy Riot’.
The Lester Prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious portraiture prizes—an award that places artists and the community proudly front and centre.
Finalist artworks will be exhibited at the Western Australia Museum Boola Bardip from 13 September to 27 October 2024.
Congratulations Kate!
Pictured: Kate Just, Self Portrait: Everyone Can Be Pussy Riot (from the 2017 professional headshot by photographer @g.g.mcg), 2024, hand knitted wool and acrylic yarn, canvas, and timber, 72 x 62 cm. Photograph by Simon Strong