Year 12 Ella Birkhead is studying ATAR Art with SIDE while attending Manjimup Senior High School. Ella’s self-portrait has been selected as a Finalist in The Lester Prize Youth Awards this year.
Message from Annie Silberstein, Executive Director of The Lester Prize:
Dear Ella,
Congratulations. We are thrilled to notify you that your submission has been selected as a Finalist in The Lester Prize Youth Awards 2023!
We received 170 entries this year, and the Pre-Selection Panel spent a long time deliberating to select our Finalists. You should be proud of this achievement – it is an extremely competitive field.
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The Lester Prize for Portraiture Youth Award exhibition will be held at WA Museum Boola Bardip in the Old Gaol and is open to the public from Friday 7 April to Sunday 16 July 2023, between 9.30 am and 5 pm daily.
Find out more about Finalists & Winners | Youth Awards at lesterprize.com/gallery-the-lester-prize-for-portraiture/youth-prize
