Christine Sweeney Wins Robin Lawrence Open Art Prize at 2026 Glebe Art Show

Sydney photographer and photo-embroidery artist Christine Sweeney has taken the $3,000 Robin Lawrence Open Art Prize at the 2026 Glebe Art Show. Her practice bridges photography and textile arts. The winning piece, AUSSIE AUSSIE, 2026, is a mixed media work on canvas incorporating photography and textiles, measuring 27 × 19cm. It draws on the 'AUSSIE' posters of Adelaide artist Peter Drew, with two figures — Khazoom Coory and Bella Singh, whose images come from the National Archive of Australia — placed side by side on a brick wall. The source notes that while such posters are exposed to weather and vandalism, Sweeney's hand embroidery lends the images a deliberate, lasting permanence. The Glebe Art Show runs from 15 to 25 October 2026 in Sydney. The work is courtesy the artist and Glebe Art Show.