Cultural Adornment and Wearable Art Award
Recognises worn items, created as fine or expressive art, used to define or express culture.
- Lillardya Allirra Briggs-Houston from Ngarru Miimi | www.ngarrumiimi.com
- Peggy Griffiths from Waringarri Aboriginal Arts | www.waringarriarts.com.au
- Jan Griffiths from Waringarri Aboriginal Arts | www.waringarriarts.com.au
- Debra Beale of Debra Beale Jewellery at Boomalli Art Gallery | www.boomalli.com.au
- Lisa Waup | @lisa.waup
Textile Design Award
Includes designs of woven, knitted or other textile constructions, as well as dyed, printed or surface ornamented textiles.
- Lillardia Allirra Briggs-Houston from Ngarru Miimi | www.ngarrumiimi.com
- Ivy Nargoodah, Eva Nargoodah and Margaret Albert of Rukaji Designs, from Mangkaja Arts Resource Agency | www.mangkaja.com
- Kieren Karritpul from Merrepen Arts Language & Culture | @merrepenarts
- Dymphna Kerinauia, Kaye Brown, Michelle Woody, Nina Lydwina Puruntatameri, Cornelia Tipuamantumirri, and Bernadette Mungatopi at North, from Munupi Association Arts and Crafts Association, Jilamara Arts and Crafts Association & Ngaruwanajirri Arts | www.northhome.org
- Ikuntji Artists | www.Ikuntji.com.au
- Selina Nadjowh from Injalak Arts Centre | www.injalak.com
Community Collaboration Award
Recognition of effective and productive relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and the textile and fashion industry.
- Julie Shaw of MAARA Collective with Bula'bula Aboriginal Corporation | www.maaracollective.com
● Hopevale Art x QUT with Guuliil of Hope Vale Arts and Cultural Centre | www.hopevaleart.org.au
- People, Culture & Country, a QLD State Schools Art Project| Catalogue 2019
- Babbarra Women’s Centre with Publisher Textiles | www.babbarra.com/shop/clothing-fabric/
- Lisa Gorman (Gorman) and Tommy May, Sonia Kurarra, Daisy Japulija, Nada Rawlins, Lisa Uhl from Mangkaja Arts | www.mangkaja.com
- Marnin Studio Women's Resource Centre with Design Within Country | www.marninstudio.com.au/pages/ourprojects
- Ikuntji Artists with Magpie Goose | www.ikuntji.com.au
- Kaiela Arts Artists with Spacecraft Studio |www.kaielaarts.org.au/
- Tennant Creek Aunties for Rise-Ngurrajuta
Environmental and Social Contribution Award
Excellence and leadership in environmental and social development understanding, and practice in relation to textiles and fashion.
- Ninti One Limited | www.nintione.com.au
- Anindilyakwa Arts for Bush Dye | www.anindilyakwaarts.com.au
- Liandra Gaykamangu for Liandra Swim | www.liandraswim.com
- Perina Drummond for Jira Models |www.jiramodels.com
Special Recognition Award
For a group, organisation, or individual that has shown exceptional contribution to the development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander textiles and fashion.
- Bede Tungutalum | www.bimawear.com
- Lenore Dembski for Paperbark Woman | www.paperbarkwoman.com.au
- Perina Drummond for JIRA MODELS | www.jiramodels.com
- Grace Lillian Lee | www.gracelillianlee.com | www.jettylove.com.au
- Selina Nadjowh for Injalak Arts | www.injalak.com
Fashion Design Award
Recognises a commercial fashion label with a minimum of two collections of original design of clothing, jewellery or accessories.
- Liandra Gaykamangu for Liandra Swim | www.liandraswim.com
- Julie Shaw for MAARA Collective | www.maaracollective.com
- Denni Francisco for Ngali | www.ngali.com.au
- Cheryl Creed for Murrii Quu Couture | www.murriiquucouture.wixsite.com
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