Maldon Portrait Prize 2025
Presented by Maldon Artist Network and Cascade Art Gallery
Prize Sponsor – Hillary Merkus Recordati Foundation
Gabrielle Martin The Ecologist
Maldon Portrait Prize 2022
Painting, Drawing and Mix Media Winner
Image Credit: Ian Hill
The 2025 prize will be the fifth Maldon Portrait Prize presented by the Maldon Artist Network.
All artists who have lived or are living and/or working in Australia are eligible to enter.
Maldon has a deep and rich tradition of supporting, presenting and celebrating the Visual Arts. Maldon Artist Network has previously collaborated with the contemporary Edge Galleries and now with established Cascade Art Gallery, Maldon’s Fine Art Treasure.
The Maldon Portrait Prize is generously sponsored by the Hillary Merkus Recordati Foundation, (HMR Foundation) an arts foundation established in Italy in 2021.
Maldon Artist Network Gallery
Address: 27 Main Street, Maldon VIC
Hours: 11 am to 3 pm, Wednesday to Sunday, during Maldon’s Winter Festival. Regular hours apply afterward. Open hours may change in winter; call 0419119047 for an appointment
Our mission is to support local artists and to promote Maldon as a vibrant arts hub and arts tourism destination.
Maldon Artist Network, a key strategic and coordination organisation for the visual arts, was established in 2012 when artists began meeting to share their talents, creative ideas and knowledge. This collaborative process saw the establishment of many successful arts projects including: Art Walks, biennial Portrait Prizes, an inaugural Landscape Prize, a mural project, local studio openings, workshops for practising artists, pop up exhibitions, and the staging of the Maldon in Winter Art Exhibition in partnership with the local trader association, Maldon Inc. More recently Maldon Artist Network facilitated and supported the establishment of an artist run Gallery, situated in the middle of our historic town. The Maldon Portrait Prize 2025 will be the fifth prize MANET has presented, this time in partnership with Cascade Art Gallery.