We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands.

Finalist: 9-12 year olds

Hugh McDonald Untitled

Age 11

9-12 year olds

I depicted my great grandad James Kerr who is 96 years old. I chose him because he is an interesting man and he had five children, lots of grandchildren and even more great grandchildren. We all love his pigeons and his coal mining stories. We call him 'grandad with the birds’.