The talents of 12 CQUniversity-trained visual arts students, alumni and staff were recently on display at the Bayton Award 2025 Finalist Exhibition at Rockhampton.
The CQU Visual Arts students were finalists in last year’s Bayton Award, a prestigious biennial $18,200 Central Queensland art prize, organised by the Rockhampton Museum of Art.
Past CQU Diploma of Visual Arts student Yvonne Elton (Moloney-Law) was the Bayton Award Runner-Up last year, with her stunning works, Her Voice; Shame and Pain and Enough is Enough earning her a $5000 cash prize.
Meanwhile past Visual Arts student Helen Kavanagh took out the $1000 Bayton Award People’s Choice Award with her work, The Puzzle.
Fellow alumnus Mark Angus received an Honourable Mention for his piece, Much is Life.
Other finalists and mentions included past students Nanette Balchin, Nancy Liddle, Peta Lloyd, Belinda McGrath, Ainslie McMahon, Gail Meyer and Mikayla Ryan.
CQU academic casual Lucy (Hangbing) Lu and Bachelor of Digital Media graduate Madelyn Holmes were also finalists.
Teacher Lisa Gaze said the high number of finalists was “testament to their skills as creators and CQU’s visual arts training.”
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