Marri Ngarr artist takes home Australia’s most prestigious First Nations art prize for Our lifestyle of tranquillity undisturbed – a ‘dreamscape’ that challenges colonial modes of representation

Marri Ngarr artist Dr Ryan Presley has just been announced as the 2026 winner of the $100,000 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Art Award.

Marri Ngarr artist takes home Australia’s most prestigious First Nations art prize for Our lifestyle of tranquillity undisturbed – a ‘dreamscape’ that challenges colonial modes of…