Operation Art 2023 Exhibition award selections

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.

 

Contact
Operation Art
The Arts Unit
opart.artsunit@det.nsw.edu.au
Statewide

Operation Art

Program Visual arts
Kindergarten to Year 10
An initiative of the Children’s Hospital at Westmead and the New South Wales Department of Education.

 

 

Operation Art 2023 Exhibition award selections – student interviews

Watch the artists discussing their works selected for the Operation Art Touring Collection from the 2023 exhibition.

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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)

A black and white tonal pencil drawing of an abstracted architectural composition.

Danny Eastwood Indigenous Art Award

House in the Woods by Haylie Carrie (Year 6)
Tahmoor Public School

A charcoal and coloured chalk pastel drawing of a house with a coloured path situated amongst brown and green trees.

Curator's Award – Junior

Dragon in the Bath by Hunter Foster (Year 1)
Marayong Heights Public School

A mixed media collage artwork of a green dinosaur with spikes sitting in a blue bubble bath collaged onto an orange background with yellow squares depicting bathroom floor tiles.

Curator's Award – Senior

Nana by Maya Boyce (Year 10)
Kiama High School

A portrait painting of a smiling grandma in a white tshirt and glasses holding a baby swaddled in blue in her arms.

 

Region School Name Student
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

 

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ArtBank

Region School Name Title
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

 

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Office of the Children's Guardian

Region School Name Title
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

 

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Paw Pick

Region School Name Title
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

 

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