Finalist: Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards 2025

Johnathon World Peace Bush

21 Jun 2025 - 26 Jan 2026

71 finalist works have been announced for this year’s 2025 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards Telstra (NATSIAA), Australia’s longest running and most prestigious art awards of its kind, presented by the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) and Principal Partner Telstra on Larrakia Country (Darwin).

Now in its 42nd year, the 2025 Telstra NATSIAA features Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from across Australia, sharing incredible works reflecting the continuation of cultures, responses to current affairs and unerring connections to Country.

Telstra NATSIAA recognises the quality and diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art throughout Australia and continues to grow appreciation and understanding of First Peoples arts and cultural practice. The Telstra NATSIAA has been a career-changer for many of the finalists and award winners since its inception.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have shaped the Awards through their contributions as artists, curators, coordinators, selection panellists and judges.

Selected from 216 entries, all finalist works will be exhibited at MAGNT, Darwin, from 21 June 2025 until 26 January 2026