Announcing our 2026 Finalists

“What is Truth?” has been one of the most challenging and thought provoking questions that Mandorla has posed in over 40 years of the Award.

We are privileged to have had over 250 artists engage with the 2026 theme and are excited to announce that, after a rigorous process completed by our panel of external judges, 42 artists have been selected as finalists.

These artworks reflect creative diversity, artistic quality and thoughful engagement with the 2026 Theme. Congratulations to each of our finalists.

All finalists’ artworks will be exhibited at Holmes à Court Gallery in Gooyaman West Perth from Saturday 9 May to Saturday 30 May, with an opening celebration on the evening of Friday 8 May. The opening event is by invitation only but we are excited to provide a live-stream event on our Facebook page for the public.

More information about the exhibition on our events page. For more information about our finalists, see our 2026 Finalists page.