Sue de Vanny, 'Unguarded Moment', 2024. A collage of cotton fabrics: commercial printed fabrics and hand-dyed fabric on a hand-dyed background. Free motion thread painting and quilting. Yarn couched edging. 109 x 166cm.

CGAG/Sue de Vanny

Golden Textures Contemporary Art Quilt Award 2027

12 Jun 2027 – 11 Oct 2026

Maryborough has a proud textile history. This specialisation lives on as we champion contemporary innovations in textile-based art through this prestigious Award.

The Golden Textures Contemporary Art Quilt Award showcases contemporary art quilts from around Australia.

The artist whose work is selected as the winner of the Golden Textures Contemporary Art Quilt Award, 2027 will receive $3,000. The winning work will become part of the Gallery's permanent collection.

Past winners

2025

Sue de Vanny, Unguarded Moment, 2024. A collage of cotton fabrics: commercial printed fabrics and hand-dyed fabric on a hand-dyed background. Free motion thread painting and quilting. Yarn couched edging. 109 x 166cm.

2023

Sandra Champion, ancient pathway 15, 2023, deconstructed papers, vintage silks, scrim, acrylic mediums, inks and stitching are used to make paper textile. Measuring 74 x 73cm. © Sandra Champion. Reproduced with permission of the artist. Central Goldfields Art Gallery Collection.

2021

An art quilt 'Crown Of Thorns' textile made by Suzanne Lyle in 2020 design is mainly reds, black, yellow and white, an abstract design inspired by the crown of thorns plant.

Suzanne Lyle, Crown of Thorns, 2020, cotton fabric and cotton thread. 42cm (h) x 42 cm (w). Central Goldfields Art Gallery Collection (CGAG.0167). © Suzanne Lyle. Reproduced with permission of the artist. Central Goldfields Art Gallery Collection.

2019

Art quilt by Sue Reid, titled 'Australia Print' a finger print designe that has been hand coloured and hand-embroidered with indigenous motifs CGAG.0148

Sue Reid, Australian Print, 2019, textile painted, hand and machine embroidered and quilted, 124 x 105cm. Central Goldfields art Gallery collection (CGAG.0148). © Sue Reid. Reproduced with permission of the artist. Central Goldfields Art Gallery Collection.

2017

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Judy Hooworth, Creek Drawing #16, 2017, hand painted, mono printed and stitched cloth, 1830 x 1400mm. Central Goldfields Art Gallery Collection (CGAG.0147). © Judy Hooworth. Reproduced with permission of the artist. Central Goldfields Art Gallery Collection.

2015

Ruth de Voss, Banksia Spill, 2014, textile, hand-dyed, machine pieced, machine quilted using Procion fibre reactive dyes, cotton homespun, cotton linen blend and cotton batting, 1190 x 1070. Central Goldfields Art Gallery Collection (CGAG.0142). © Ruth de Vos. Reproduced with permission of the artist. Central Goldfields Art Gallery Collection.

2013

Susan Matthews,
Coastal Life 2, 2013, cotton fabrics, commercial silk fabric, polyester threads, eco dyed silk fabric, fabric printing ink. Procion dyeing, linocut printing, raw edge applique, free motion stitching, eco dyeing, 1080 x 1480mm. Central Goldfields Art Gallery Collection (CGAG.0139). © Susan Mathews. Reproduced with permission of the artist. Central Goldfields Art Gallery Collection.

To view these textiles up close visit our collection online at Google Arts & Culture here.

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