2025 Artists' Book Award
About the award
An artists' book is a medium of artistic expression that uses the form or function of a 'book' as inspiration.
Every 2 years, Northern Beaches Library Service holds an Artists’ Book Award that attracts entries from around the world. Books are selected from the entries to form an exhibition.
From the exhibited books, judges then select books to be acquired and added to the 100 plus artist books the Northern Beaches Library Service holds in their collection. This collection is unique to our community and public library service.
Any artists’ book created within the past 2 years is eligible for entry to the Northern Beaches Libraries Artists’ Book Award 2025. The award is acquisitive.
Join the email list to get notified when 2026's award opens by sending an email to ArtistBookAward@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au
Important dates
- Exhibition dates: Saturday 5 April to Sunday 27 April 2025
Our 2025 Acquisitions
The 2025 acquisitions were announced by judges Wendy Sharpe and Ben Rak on Friday 4 April 2025 at Manly Library.
| Bernard Appassamy |
'Between Body and Memory' | 2023 | $2000 |
| Jude Hungerford |
'The Science of Love + Loss' | 2024 | $850 |
| Lisa Sewards |
'Ocean Murmurs [unique state]' | 2023 | $1900 |
| Pam Slattery | 'The Little Book of Australian Rainforest Birds' | 2024 | $1000 |
| Haein Song |
'Whole' | 2023 | $2500 |
| Peter Ward |
'Chokindust Lane' | 2024 | $1750 |
The 2025 finalists are:
| Artist Name | Title of work |
| Alexia Fisher | PLEA |
| Aliki Yiorkas | Carbon Copy |
| Alison Muir | perennial |
| Avril Makula | Transit (orange and red) |
| Bernard Appassamy | Between Body and Memory |
| Brigiat Maltese | Tiny Beautiful Things |
| Bronwyn Rees | Motherhood |
| Cheuk Wing Kong | Gradient |
| Claire Brach | Fighting Entropy |
| Darren Bryant | The Time Travellers Manual (surface + touch) |
| Debra Achurch | Here Anywhere |
| Di Clark | Fragile Beauty |
| Elizabeth Davis | Bloodlines, Scorched Earth , Stolen - a book in 3 parts (there are some confronting topics addressed in this work. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be advised that there maybe images of people who may have passed away) |
| Fran Ifould | Carp Dilemma |
| Gisela Züchner-Mogall | discarded |
| Glenda Orr | Floodplain Resilience? |
| Haein Song | Whole |
| Heather Matthew | Post-Operative |
| Heidi Lee Warta | Through the Bay of Fires |
| Joy Allison | Panoramas within panoramas |
| Jude Hungerford | The Science of Love + Loss |
| Julie Mia Holmes | Lotus |
| Julie Thornton | Take a Seat |
| Kylie Watson | Tract |
| Laura Castell | Broken Embrace |
| Linda Bottari | Stone Carvings from Monreale Cloister, Palermo |
| Lisa Giles | All the colours come back into the picture |
| Lisa Sewards | Ocean Murmurs [unique state] |
| Liz Perry | Sparus Rising |
| Lorraine Lamothe | A Selection of Female Artists |
| Margaret Manchee | Reaching for the star |
| Michelle Vandermeer | Alice |
| Olivia Moroney | Highway 1 (1-10) |
| Pam Slattery | The Little Book of Australian Rainforest Birds |
| Peta Lloyd | Both Sides Of The Track |
| Peter Ward | Chokindust Lane |
| Rachel Dun | Inner Landscape |
| Ro Murray | Scroll VI |
| Rob Kovitz | Frequently Asked Questions, Volume 1+2 |
| Roslyn Kean | Jukatu- Tiny House |
| Roy Willingham | Crush Moony |
| Sandra Williams | Leaf Story |
| Sue Poggioli | PROCESSION THREE |
| Tara Axford | 14 days in Japan |
| Tara Axford | Country To Coast |
| Trudy Goodwin and Wendy Ford | Woman Stands |
Acquired Artists’ Books on display
A rotated selection of our artists’ book collection is on display at Manly Library. Find out more
More information
For further information contact: ArtistBookAward@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au