2026 Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize
SA
April 10 - July 19, 2026

View the winners of the Open & Emerging categories amongst the 74 shortlisted artworks that bring together a rich and diverse survey that map the intersection of nature, science, and art. Featuring Akie Haga, Justine McLaren, Helen Stark and Holly Grace.

Since 2002 the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize has called for established and emerging artists to turn their gaze to the natural world. Named after the South Australian Museum’s first curator, Frederick George Waterhouse, this biennial prize recognises the long-running interplay between scientific research and the creative arts, from the illustrators and sculptors who help to describe and depict specimens, to contemporary artists who invite us to think about our environment and our impact on the natural world.

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