The award selections for the 2023 Operation Art Exhibition have been selected by a panel of judges including representatives from The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, The Art Gallery of NSW, The Office of the Children’s Guardian and the NSW Department of Education.
Congratulations to all participating students, including those selected in the following award categories:
- Operation Art Touring Collection from the 2023 Exhibition: Artworks exhibited at the Art Gallery of NSW and selected regional galleries. After the tour, the artworks become part of the Children's Hospital at Westmead's permanent collection.
- Artbank: Works are donated to regional hospitals and healthcare services throughout NSW, including Bear Cottage in Manly.
- Office of the Children's Guardian: Artworks are given to NSW OCG to be exhibited in its offices for 12 months and later donated to regional hospitals.
- Paw Pick: Examples of Operation Art entries used to illustrate a wide variety of teaching strategies.
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Operation Art Touring Collection from the 2023 Exhibition
Outstanding Student and Teacher Award
Abstract Architectural Composition by Simran Pandey (Year 9)
Hornsby Girls High School (teacher: Isabella Pozzolungo)
Danny Eastwood Indigenous Art Award
House in the Woods by Haylie Carrie (Year 6)
Tahmoor Public School
Curator's Award – Junior
Dragon in the Bath by Hunter Foster (Year 1)
Marayong Heights Public School
Curator's Award – Senior
Nana by Maya Boyce (Year 10)
Kiama High School
Region | School | Name | Student |
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Hunter and Central Coast | Denman Public School | Legend-Dairy | Isla Whiteman |
Hunter and Central Coast | Northlakes High School | Arctic Mum | Charlize Davies |
Illawarra and South Coast | Figtree High School | Suburban Dreams | Hamish Drain |
Illawarra and South Coast | Figtree High School | Suburban Dreams | Ing Inyang |
Illawarra and South Coast | Kiama High School | Nana | Maya Boyce |
Illawarra and South Coast | Kiama Public School | Catterns | Mille Smith |
New England | Hillvue Public School | My Rescued Lobster | Hailah Peters-Limerick |
New England | Nemingha Public School | Colourful Chameleon | Evelyn Bowman |
North Coast | Catherine McAuley Catholic College Medowie | The Bush Hospital | Indigo Gazecki |
North Coast | Catherine McAuley Catholic College Medowie | Oopsie Daisy try Again Giraffe Baby | Matilda Moore |
North Coast | Port Macquarie Public School | Black Cockatoo | Matilda Erdelyi |
Northern Sydney | Castle Hill Public School | The Magic Door | Lucie Csirszka |
Northern Sydney | Hornsby Girls High School | Abstract Architectural Composition | Simran Pandey |
Northern Sydney | Northern Beaches Christian School | Blobby | Harrison Gora |
Northern Sydney | St Ives High School | Bushland Sunset | Camelia Caffin-Ballingall |
Northern Sydney | St Joseph's Primary School | Dancing Donkey | Charlotte Corcoran |
Northern Sydney | Turramurra North Public School | Dogs in Cars | Amelie Mercer |
Riverina | Binalong Public School | Flying Dragon | Jacob Goltz |
Riverina | Booligal Public School | Zoo's Looking at You Kid | Dusty Plum |
Riverina | Booligal Public School | Zoo's Looking at You Kid | Eli Crossley |
Riverina | Booligal Public School | Zoo's Looking at You Kid | Lily Plum |
Riverina | Booligal Public School | Pig Face | Scarlett Crossley |
Riverina | Gunnedah South Public School | Rusty | Addison Hathway |
Riverina | Lake Albert Public School | The Fantastic Mr Bird | Annabelle Deacon |
South Western Sydney | Chullora Public School | A Crackle of Cockatoos In The Playground | Zain El Assad |
South Western Sydney | Concord West Public School | The Rainforest | Kimaya Dutta |
South Western Sydney | Harrington Street Public School | Astrolotl | Caitlin Truong |
South Western Sydney | Lansvale Public School | Pears | Sonny Chen |
South Western Sydney | Macquarie Fields High School | Happy Birthday | Karina Wang |
South Western Sydney | Menai Primary | Flower Jar | Aydin Bitic |
South Western Sydney | Menai Primary | Landscape | Leeya Kelly-Rowsell |
South Western Sydney | Tahmoor Public School | House in the Woods | Haylie Carrie |
Sydney | Cronulla Public School | Hills for Days | Heidi Thomson |
Sydney | Cronulla Public School | My 8-Legged Friend | Jakub Moors |
Sydney | Rozelle Public School | My Portrait of Mum | Lawrence Martins do Vale |
Western NSW | Mullion Creek Public School | Autumn Monster | Leeland Gosling |
Western NSW | Mullion Creek Public School | Chip | Max Rahilly |
Western NSW | Orana Heights Public School | Space Bunny | Phebee Hillsley |
Western Sydney | Cumberland High School | Our Future | Chanyou (Aiden) Park |
Western Sydney | Hassall Grove Public School | The Pink Ripple | Jada Fisher |
Western Sydney | Marayong Heights Public School | Dragon in the Bath | Hunter Foster |
Western Sydney | Mary Immaculate Primary School, Quakers Hill | Wishful Walter the Wombat | Kiera Malicdem |
Western Sydney | Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School | Junoesque | Haley Smith |
Western Sydney | Oatlands Public School | Penguins Playing | Leura Wu |
Western Sydney | Oatlands Public School | Pot of Flowers | Madeleine Trieu |
Western Sydney | Regentville Public School | Dragonfly | Otis Iosefo |
Western Sydney | Riverbank Public School | Bee Happy | Hrithika Raval |
Western Sydney | Ropes Crossing Public School | Enchanted Woods | Nayanabashini Piraveenan |
Western Sydney | St Andrews College Marayong | Like You | Ahlai Jesudoss |
Western Sydney | St John Vianney's Primary School | Sea Life | Demiana Abdelmalak |
Western Sydney | Winmalee High School | Whimsical Haven | Abbie Rose Whale |
Western Sydney | Winmalee High School | Duck, Duck, Goose | Tully McGrouther |
Western Sydney | Caddies Creek Public School | My Lion | Angad Badwal |
Western Sydney | Schofields Public School | Peeking Frog | Jeanie Feng |
ArtBank
Region | School | Name | Title |
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Illawarra and South Coast | Goulburn East Public School | Georgia Kiss | The Hare in Red |
Illawarra and South Coast | Goulburn South Public School | Gavy Khullar | Sophie the Cow |
Illawarra and South Coast | Kiama High School | Farrah Herbert | Hundertwasser Herbert |
Illawarra and South Coast | Kiama High School | Mia Purcell | Heaven's Dog |
Illawarra and South Coast | Mittagong Public School | Grace Verity | Inspiration |
Illawarra and South Coast | Mittagong Public School | Indianah Allan | The Fabulous Black Cockatoo |
Illawarra and South Coast | Mount Ousley Public School | Milla Mason | Fantastic Flowers |
Illawarra and South Coast | Mount Terry Public School | Jacob Brown | Octopus |
Illawarra and South Coast | Mount Terry Public School | Lucy Gear | Frog |
Riverina | Booligal Public School | Dusty Plum | Bilby |
Riverina | Booligal Public School | Grace Mclean | Phil |
Riverina | Cootamundra Public School | Shanea Casie Fernandez | Friendly Bird |
Riverina | Cootamundra Public School | Trinity Spencer | Paper Hills |
Riverina | Hay Public School | Scarlett Crossley | 'Harold' by Scarlett Crossley |
Riverina | Hay Public School | Stella Hurst | 'P' is for pig |
Riverina | Jugiong Public School | Charlie Girdler | I'm Always Here For You |
Riverina | Lake Albert Public School | Lenny Cox | Funny Face |
Riverina | Lake Albert Public School | Olivia Bailey | Windy Outback |
Riverina | Murrumburrah Public School | Halle Brown | Sunset |
Riverina | Murrumburrah Public School | Noah Ward | Mooo! |
Western Sydney | Blacktown South Public School | Maryam Jawish | Space Penguin |
Western Sydney | Cumberland High School | Andrew Yong | Moonlight |
Western Sydney | Cumberland High School | Han Han | Tropicana |
Western Sydney | Parramatta East Public School | Kaira Save | Rainbow Sydney |
Western Sydney | Regentville Public School | Imogen Henry | Bird |
Western Sydney | Rosehill Public School | Atharva Atharva | The Perfect Peacock |
Office of the Children's Guardian
Region | School | Name | Title |
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New England | Tamworth Public School | Isla Martin | Riding Free |
North Coast | Hastings Public School | Matilda Williams | Ageless Beauty |
South Western Sydney | Elderslie Public School | Lotus Lee | Willy The Wimp |
South Western Sydney | Strathfield South Public School | Erica Chan | Rabbit in the Flowers |
South Western Sydney | Tower Street Public School | Aya ElMasri | Colourful Rainbow |
Sydney | Rosebank College | Daniel Noh | Hungry Bears Adventure |
Paw Pick
Region | School | Name | Title |
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South Western Sydney | Curran Public School | Tyrelle Cooper | Tentacles |
South Western Sydney | Tahmoor Public School | Haylie Carrie | House in the Woods |
Sydney | MLC School, Burwood | Tarlay Edwards | Swimming |
Western NSW | Forbes North Public School | Valentine Karaitiana | Emma the Owl |
Western NSW | Wentworth Public School | Chianne Hudson | The Land and the River in Colour and Shapes |