Finalist in the 2025 Gosford Art Prize

“Field Notes: Magpies”, TetraPak Drypoint/Collagraph

I’m excited to share that my TetraPak drypoint collagraph Field Notes: Magpies has been selected as a finalist in this year’s Gosford Art Prize.

Now in its 26th year, the prize has grown from a community-driven project into one of the Central Coast’s major annual exhibitions. Open to artists from all over Australia, it attracts an incredible mix of work across all mediums, from traditional techniques to new media.

Field Notes: Magpies is a print featuring three magpies in quiet, everyday poses, a kind of visual note-taking from my regular encounters with these birds. Created using a recycled TetraPak plate, it reflects my ongoing interest in turning discarded materials into something that invites a slower look. The fine lines and textures are a bit like a page from a field journal, a quiet reminder of what’s at stake when waste overtakes habitat.

The exhibition runs from 6 September to 9 November 2025 at Gosford Regional Gallery, worth a visit if you’re in the aLove,

Negin Maddock
@negindesigns